Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Strangeways bosses explain reason for lockdown at prison as inmates confined to cells all week
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPrison bosses have explained the reason for a lockdown at Strangeways which has seen inmates confined to their cells all week.
Visits have been suspended at the category A jail in Cheetham Hill since Monday (6 June), and prisoners claim they haven't been able to shower or exercise for several days.
Relatives told the M.E.N they'd been informed that family members inside the prison have been forbidden from leaving their cell for any reason, and have been having meals brought to their doors. READ MORE:Makeshift sign warns passengers of two-hour wait for baggage at Manchester Airport The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have now confirmed the lockdown is due to an 'intelligence-led operation' which has taken place inside the prison to 'crack down on illegal contraband.' They acknowledged that visits had been 'temporarily' suspended, but assured that they are expected to resume this weekend.
Bosses have not confirmed when the lockdown will end. One woman, whose 19-year-old son is currently an inmate at the jail said he told her that prisoner's mental health was starting to deteriorate and that the mood inside had become "very tense." She said: "My son rang me to say the prisoner's mental health is deteriorating quite quickly.
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