Strangeways prison... a stage for high drama, violent protest and terrible tragedy - as well as justice
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDown the years, the roof of Strangeways prison has been the stage for compelling drama that most rational folk would probably dismiss as outrageously far-fetched if they'd seen such crazy storylines unfold in a TV fiction.
From lone actors to whole cast of protesting malcontents, those tiles have seen plenty of spectacles, some comedy and even tragedy.
The latest saw an inmate named Joe Outlaw mount a 12-hour protest on the roof, wearing a binbag and making 'love heart' signs as he railed against 'IPP' sentences. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community The 36-year-old scaled the roof of one of the buildings in the prison grounds yesterday afternoon (Wednesday).
Outlaw, who was jailed for robbery for an indeterminate length of time in 2011, daubed the words 'FREE IPPZ' on the prison roof and continually shouted out the same phrase during his protest.
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