THE riots which destroyed most of Strangeways in 1990 are known as some of the worst in British history. The prison has since been renamed after a major rebuild and reopening. This is what we know ...

Site sits in area earmarked for huge regeneration ...

One of the ringleaders in the Strangeways riot says his new book is not about gloating but about the truth of life behind bars. Alan Lord was an influential figure in the prisoners’ takeover of the ...

Manchester prison officers tell of staffing issues and long periods in cells at time of Stuart Horner’s 60-hour protest Prison staff have revealed they shared concerns about conditions at HMP ...

Strangeways’ tower has loomed over Bury New Road for 157 years, a stark 71-metre reminder to Mancunians that some of Britain’s worst criminals are right on the city centre’s doorstep. But the ...

One thing was certain: the majority of the noisy, excited crowd gazing up at the roof had not been born the last time a show of this kind came to Bury New Road. But when the Guardian visited the scene ...

The male-only jail, officially called HM Prison Manchester, is located in the Strangeways district just to the north of Manchester City Centre. The prison is famed for its prominent ventilation tower ...