Prisoner climbed on roof of Strangeways before staging 12-hour protest
Moment prisoner climbed on roof of Strangeways before staging 12-hour protest wearing a plastic bag as a makeshift rain mac – as jail bosses now warn he ‘faces punishment’
- The prisoner scribbled the phrase ‘FREE IPPZ’ on the roof of HMP Manchester
An inmate climbed on the roof of Strangeways prison before staging a 12-hour protest that has jail bosses threatening punishment.
The facility, officially known as HMP Manchester, was put on lockdown yesterday while the prisoner carried out his demonstration.
He scribbled the phrase ‘FREE IPPZ’ on the jail’s roof in apparent reference to The Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence, The Manchester Evening News reported. The IPP was abolished in 2012 after being branded ‘unjust.’
HMP Manchester, which is often referred to by its former name Strangeways, is one of the UK’s largest high security, category A men’s prisons.
An inmate climbed on the roof at Strangeways prison before staging a 12-hour protest that has jail bosses threatening punishment
Emergency services responded were called to the prison around 4.30pm yesterday, after a receiving a concern for welfare report. They were accompanied by specialist negotiators.
Police cordoned off the prison and closed roads in and around Southall Street.
Ambulances were seen leaving the prison early this morning, about 12 hours after the man had climbed on the roof.
The Ministry of Justice confirmed the incident was resolved shortly after 4am.
‘Staff safely resolved this incident and the prisoner will face punishment as disorder in prisons is not tolerated,’ a prison spokesperson told MailOnline.
Greater Manchester Police said the man ‘willingly came down from the roof’ and is back in prison staff custody.
The facility, officially known as HMP Manchester (pictured), was put on lockdown yesterday while the prisoner carried out his demonstration
The prisoner scribbled the phrase ‘FREE IPPZ’ on the jail’s roof in apparent reference to The Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence, it has been reported. The IPP was abolished in 2012 after being branded ‘unjust’
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