HM Prison Forest Bank
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit HM Prison Forest Bank
Step-by-step guidance using the United Kingdom system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Gallery
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Background
Forest Bank Prison is a Category B men's private prison, in the Agecroft area of Pendlebury in Salford, England. The prison is currently operated by Sodexo Justice Services.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2000
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Sodexo Justice ServicesPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2000
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Data completeness
20%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5635178)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Forest Bank. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-forest-bank
"HM Prison Forest Bank." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-forest-bank.
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