Strangeways high-security prison opened in 1868. A classic of Victorian prison design, its iconic watchtower remains a distinctive feature of the Manchester skyline, a brooding brick presence at odds ...
Thirty-five years ago today, there were rumblings of serious discontent deep in the bowels of Strangeways prison. Staff were being warned of notes and messages being passed between increasingly ...
Nowadays, it's rare to hear of a successful jailbreak from a prison in the UK. Years of lessons learned in the design of detention facilities and modern deterrents such as scanners for those entering ...