HM Prison Forest Bank is a Category B men's private prison, in the Agecroft area of Pendlebury in Salford, England. The prison is operated by Sodexo Justice Services. History Forest Bank Prison was constructed on the site of the former Agecroft Power Station. The 25-year design, construct, manage and finance contract was won by Kalyx (formerly UKDS) in 1997 and it opened in January 2000. In November 2002, A report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons praised Forest Bank for its staff-prisoner relations, management structure, increased staffing levels and levels of association between inmates. However, the report also noted that many of the prison staff at Forest Bank lacked experience and that there was insufficient purposeful activity, with fewer than half the prisoners engaged in meaningful work or education. In 2004, it emerged that a prison officer at Forest Bank had been caught trying to sell heroin to inmates. The officer was caught with 147 wraps of the drug hidden in his shoes when he started his shift. The officer was jailed for the offence. In March 2005, an inmate escaped from Forest Bank while being taken to hospital in a taxi. The prisoner was handcuffed to two prison officers as they travelled from the prison to the nearby Hope Hospital, when the taxi was stopped by two men who threatened the guards with a gun, forcing them to let the inmate free. In December of the same year, the prison was severely criticised by the Chief Inspector of Prisons for high levels of violence and drug taking amongst inmates. The inspection found that in one month alone, more than 2 kg of cannabis, 60 g of heroin, and 4.6 g of cocaine were found at Forest Bank, and 40 per cent of compulsory drug tests were positive. The report also found a significant deterioration in safety for staff, and inmates at the prison with routine intimidation of staff, prisoner assaults on other prisoners running at 25 a month, and staff turnover of 25 per cent a year. There had also been 2,500 prisoner discipline hearings in six months. In February 2006, another inmate escaped from Forest Bank while visiting hospital. The prisoner managed to escape from two prison guards, and fled from the Manchester Royal Infirmary wearing only a surgical gown. In May 2010, another inmate, Michael O'Donnell, escaped from Forest Bank. The inmate cut off a section