Category B

HMP Manchester (Strangeways)

Also listed as HMP Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom · HMPPS prison group: Long Term & High Security Estate

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

Profile fields are derived from published HMPPS listing data. Narrative sections below summarise published listing details; they are not independent inspections or reports.

Prison information

Contacting and visiting

Address: 1 Southall Street, Manchester, M60 9AH
Phone: (0161) 817 5600
Booking a visit: Reception visits take place during a prisoner’s first few weeks in Manchester Prison at the times shown below. All other visits are booked by prisoner-led application.
Request a social visit on GOV.UK
HMP Manchester booking a visit
How prison visits work
Visits booking line: 0161 817 5655Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm, and Friday 8am to midday
Visits booking email: Visitsbookingmanchester@justice.gov.uk
Sending money: Send money to someone in prison on GOV.UK
Post and letters: Include the person’s name and prisoner number on the envelope.
How to address a letter to a UK prison
Can you send pictures in prison letters?
Email a prisoner: Email a Prisoner service: GOV.UK guidance
Phone calls: Letters, video and telephone calls on GOV.UK
Life inside prison: phone calls and family contact
Official page: Official prison page (GOV.UK)

Rules and services change. Check with the prison or the official service before you visit, send money or post anything. Prisons Online is an independent directory, not an official government service.

Exterior view of HMP Manchester — ‘HMP Manchester (1)’ by Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Security / category: Category B
Operator: Public Sector Prison
Capacity: Not listed
Opened: Not listed
Gender (listing): Mens Prison
Cohort: Trainer & Reception A
Predominant function: Cat B Trainer
Prison sub-group 1: LONG TERM & HIGH SECURITY ESTATE
Type (listing): Trainer & Reception A · Cat B Trainer

Capacity and opening year are not listed for this establishment. Check the official operator's page for current figures.

What type of prison is HMP Manchester?

In the HMPPS listing, HMP Manchester is recorded as a Category B training prison for adult men. It also has a reception role.

Overview

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

Prison Life

Cohort: Trainer & Reception A. Predominant function: Cat B Trainer. Gender provision: Mens Prison. Day-to-day regime details should be confirmed with the establishment or official prison finder information.

How to visit HMP Manchester

For visits and bookings, contact the establishment on (0161) 817 5600. Booking steps and ID rules are not universal; verify the latest instructions with the establishment.

Before you visit HMP Manchester

If you are organising a visit, confirm how bookings work for this jurisdiction and allow time for approvals where they exist. Visitor requirements change; verifying rules shortly before the date reduces the risk of being turned away at the gate. One prison’s procedures are not a template for every other site—always confirm details for the specific place you are visiting.

For a step-by-step overview, read how prison visits work — then confirm every rule with the operator for this establishment.