Contact from the outside world can mean a great deal to a prisoner. A new group, Manchester Prisoner Support, is meeting regularly to write letters to prisoners incarcerated for acts in relation to political activism.
The family of a Longsight man convicted of terrorism have submitted a 13,000-strong petition against proposals by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to seize their home.
Fears of “collective punishment” have been raised following threats by the Crown Prosecution Service to evict the family of Munir Farooqi, a man recently convicted on terrorism charges, from their home.
One man has been arrested following angry anti-cuts protests against Business Secretary Vince Cable during the cabinet minister’s visit to Manchester to address local businesses earlier this afternoon.
Greater Manchester Police has had to pay out more compensation to victims of police dog bites than any other force in the UK over the past three years, according to figures obtained by the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act.
Greater Manchester Police recorded 353 incidents of domestic abuse in the city following England’s World Cup defeat against Germany, making it the second highest recording of domestic abuse this year, after New Year’s Day.
£184,850 of compensation has been awarded to 80 Stoke fans locked in a pub in Irlam by Greater Manchester Police before a Manchester United game.
