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- In 1990, the inmates of Strangeways prison began the longest riot in British penal history. Once revered as a “last bastion of discipline,” the prison stood as the largest penitentiary in England, holding around 900 men at full capacity.
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Jan 12, 2023 · Strangeways prison was regarded as the "last bastion of discipline" but overcrowding led to a melting pot with a dangerous guard-to-prisoner ratio.
- Kieran Davies
Oct 10, 2024 · Life inside 'squalid' Strangeways has been laid bare in a scathing new report which called the prison 'the most violent' in the UK and said standards had completely collapsed.
Oct 11, 2024 · Strangeways is 'an old, decrepit, Victorian prison in a state of disrepair' that needs 'huge investment' - but there's no money to fix it, according to the Prison Governors' Association.
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 · The Strangeways riot was the longest in British penal history and dramatically changed the way UK prisons were run. Twenty-five years on, four people at the centre of the siege explain their part...
Apr 23, 2022 · In 1990, the inmates of Strangeways prison began the longest riot in British penal history. Once revered as a “last bastion of discipline,” the prison stood as the largest penitentiary in England, holding around 900 men at full capacity.
