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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Joe outlaw - The Untold Story

Inmate who staged rooftop prison protest cleared after using ‘cruel’ indefinite jail term as defence

Joe Outlaw is acquitted of 12 counts of criminal damage to HMP Frankland, but convicted of two counts, after telling jurors he is being 'starved’ in segregation

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025

Prisoner on indefinite jail term ‘stripped naked and starved’ before he launched rooftop protest

Joe Outlaw hit out at his ‘soul destroying' indefinite jail term as he stands trial for climbing on the roof of maximum-security HMP Frankland

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

UK jail escape trial reignites debate over indefinite sentences

Joe Outlaw, who climbed on to a prison roof, is using the mental toll of indeterminate detention as a legal defence

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025

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Meet the Outlaw escaping from prisons in protest against indefinite detention

Joe Outlaw is one of 2,921 inmates still on IPP sentences, which were abolished in 2012

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024

All these men made big mistakes. But are we punishing them too much?

"How can anyone build the life they want to live when they have to live under a state of perpetual anxiety and limbo?"

Manchester Evening News · Apr 23, 2023

'They have lost all hope': The 'scandal' jail sentence with a 'shameful' suicide rate behind the Strangeways roof protest

'The IPP sentence is a costly waste of money, and more importantly of human lives. The Government appears blind to the fact that all the indicators show IPP cannot simply be managed away': Neal Keeling reports on Britain's most controversial jail terms

Manchester Evening News · Apr 16, 2023

Strangeways protester, 'seasoned' drug dealer and stalker: The criminals put behind bars

Joe Outlaw, who staged a 12 hour rooftop protest at HMP Manchester, was one of those sentenced

Manchester Evening News · Apr 15, 2023

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Strangeways prison... a stage for high drama, violent protest and terrible tragedy - as well as justice

From lone actors to whole cast of protesting malcontents, that roof has seen plenty of spectacles, some comedy and even tragedy down the years

Manchester Evening News · Apr 14, 2023

The Mancunian Way: TikToking from Strangeways in a dressing gown

Why did an inmate scale the roof of Strangeways and stay there for 12 hours?

Manchester Evening News · Apr 13, 2023

Strangeways protester caused £17,000 worth of damage to prison

Joe Outlaw staged an overnight protest on the roof of the prison

Liverpool Echo · Apr 13, 2023

TikTok rap videos of Strangeways prisoner who staged rooftop protest

"And 'cause I got a voice, you tell me that I'm challenging"

Manchester Evening News · Apr 13, 2023

Strangeways protester sentenced for trashing prison cell hours after climbing down from roof

Joe Outlaw was handed another jail term for a previous incident at HMP Hindley

Manchester Evening News · Apr 13, 2023

Prisoner who protested on Strangeways roof is named as Joe Outlaw

The 36-year-old scaled the roof and staged a protest for 12 hours

Liverpool Echo · Apr 13, 2023

Prisoner who staged 12-hour protest on Strangeways roof is named as Joe Outlaw

The 36-year-old scaled the roof of the prison yesterday

Manchester Evening News · Apr 13, 2023

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