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New inspection report reveals HMP Manchester, or Strangeways, in deep trouble with inmates watching daytime TV, getting high on smuggled drugs, and gangs running wild due to security holes. Inspectors found windows busted or unsecured for two years, and drones drop packages through gaps. Thirty-nine percent of inmates tested positive for drugs, and weapons finds are high. Fifteen months after urgent notice, things are still precarious with failing CCTV and torn exercise yard netting. Taylor warns this hands the skies over high-security wings to crime gangs, endangering staff, prisoners, and the public. The Ministry of Justice admits pressure but says new leadership is in place to block drones, boost security, and cut drug flows before violence spirals further.

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