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The 1990 Strangeways Prison riot was a 25-day prison riot and rooftop protest at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England. The riot began on 1 April 1990 when prisoners took control of the prison chapel, and quickly spread throughout most of the prison. The incident ended on 25 April when the final five prisoners were removed from the rooftop.
Mar 23, 2015 · On Sunday 1 April 1990, about 300 inmates filled the Strangeways prison chapel, where they listened to a Church of England sermon. One prisoner, Paul Taylor, interrupted proceedings by...
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Oct 23, 2024 · Despite more prisoners surrendering at Strangeways and the authorities using pyrotechnics, loud music and water hoses to disorientate the roof top protestors, the riot, which had become a public spectacle on Bury New Road, lasted until 25th April – over three weeks and the longest riot in British prison history.
Apr 1, 2016 · The riot ringleaders took over HMP Manchester and staged a rooftop protest, tearing away tiles and hurling them at police and prison officers below.
The riot at Strangeways turned into a siege lasting 25 days - the longest in British penal history. Early reports of high casualties proved unfounded. Two men died - one prisoner, and a...
Mar 19, 2015 · They attacked officers, stole the prison keys, broke through the chapel ceiling and unlocked cells. By 11.06am, they were on the roof. There were four governors and 171 uniformed staff on...
The Strangeways prison riot, which began on 1 April 1990 and lasted 25 days, leaving two men dead and 194 injured, was one of the most serious in British penal history. The riot took place against the background of a prison system which was perceived by prisoners as increasingly arbitrary and unfair and lacking in basic standards of decency.
