The protest has continued through the night.
A prisoner staging a protest at Strangeways remains on the roof over 12 hours after he took up his position. A series of witnesses contacted theto report that a prisoner has climbed onto the roof of the prison - officially known as HMP Manchester.
Police say they were informed at around 4.30pm on Wednesday evening. The building – still known to many by its former name 'Strangeways' - is one of the country's largest high security, category A men's prisons. The jail, to the north of Manchester city centre, which has capacity for over 1,200 inmates, was rebuilt following the infamous Strangeways riot of April 1990 – the biggest disturbance in prison service history.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: "We are working with emergency services to bring the prisoner down safely." During the protest the prisoner wrote on the roof 'FREE IPPZ' - which it is believed refers to The Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence sentence which was abolished in 2012 and branded 'unjust'. TheWe will provide live updates on this
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