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HMP Manchester

Manchester Prison is a men’s high security prison in Manchester city centre. It was known as Strangeways until 1994.

Category
Category A
Holds
Not recorded
Operator
HMPPS
Region
North West, Wales
Address
HMP Manchester 1 Southall Street Manchester M60 9AH
Telephone
0161 817 5630
Email
Visitsbookingmanchester@justice.gov.uk
GOV.UK page
Visiting, sending money and contact details

Population over time

DateHeldCertified normalOccupancy
28 Aug 202654369678%
24 Aug 202654869678.7%
29 Jun 202655869680.2%

Deaths in custody

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman investigates every death of a person in custody and publishes a report once the inquest has concluded. Only the title and date are held here; the reports themselves are on the Ombudsman's site and can be distressing to read.

Inspections, reports and announcements

Record last refreshed 27 Oct 2026. Source: GOV.UK and HM Inspectorate of Prisons, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.