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A–D category: Not yet verified.
Predominant function (2025/26): Reception
Ministry of Justice performance classification. This describes the stated performance year, not a current A–D category or the categories of every prisoner.
Monthly snapshot: 24 August 2026
Operational capacity is the capacity reported for this prison in the same monthly bulletin.
Official monthly spreadsheet · Ministry of Justice publication
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Location information checked 13 September 2026.
24 March 2025
Holding a population that increasingly consists of remanded or unsentenced prisoners, this category B reception prison in Salford has made progress under an experienced and capable director since our 2022 inspection. The north-west of England has been at the centre of the ongoing prison population…
20 February 2023
Report on an independent review of progress at HMP Forest Bank by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (9 – 11 January 2023) Report on an independent review of progress at HMP Forest Bank by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 9–11 January 2023 Contents Section 1…
31 May 2022
Forest Bank is a privately managed prison, located in Manchester, that has been operated by Sodexo for well over 20 years. Currently designated a reception prison, it can hold up to 1,366 men. The prison has three primary purposes: to receive those recently remanded to…
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