Inside life next to Britain's 'wild west' prison
People living next life next to Britain's 'wild west' prison have complained of cars being firebombed and drugs getting thrown over walls.
Complaints have been made about HMP Forest Bank in Salford, Greater Manchester which people in the neighbourhood described as being like the 'Wild West' with cars being set of fire and gangsters arriving in expensive vehicles. Inmates have made escape attempts while drugs are flown over walls and guards and prisoners are said to have been in relationships. A female guard is reported to have been moved off one of the wings after an alleged 'inappropriate' fling with a former police officer who was serving a prison sentence.
HMP Forest Bank has been dubbed the 'Wild West' (Men Media)Prisoner escape attempts have also been reported including one prisoner dressing up as a teacher to get past prison guards. In another jailbreak in 2019 four armed men tried to free a drug dealer. Officers' cars have been set fire to in a series of arson attacks in 2022 when six vehicles were targeted by vandals. Aaron Mills, 46 a dog walker, who lives nearby said: "That prison is like the Wild West - there's always something going on. People have used drones to drop stuff over the walls or even thrown it over in socks. And you see all the women visiting - they park up in fancy cars."
Joanne Hunter had a relationship with a prisoner while working at HMP Forest Bank, in Salford, in December 2020.Susan Hill, 59, added: "There's always something going on. Whether it's escapes, drug overdoses in the prison or sex attacks on inmates. A while ago two men on a motorbike torched some prison officers' cars." A former prison guard was last year jailed for three years after having an 'inappropriate relationship' with an inmate. Joanne Hunter, 28, had the fling with Connor Willis while working at Forest Bank. She was described as 'naïve' and 'vulnerable' in court and thought the prisoner was 'in love' with her and smuggled packages into jail for him.
An officer was also moved from her prison wing after being accused of having a relationship with an inmate. Former cop, James Riley, 28, was given extra time out of his cell due to the fling. He had been jailed for 16 years after trying to kill his ex-partner.
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Katana Paris, who identifies as a woman as sexually assaulted two prison officers as they served her breakfast at Forest Bank in 2022. Paris, 27, who was part way through a three-year sentence at the time for attacking a nurse, admitted two counts of sexual assault at Manchester Crown Court and was given a further six months in jail. Manchester Evening News also reported the jail had many absences. A prison officer said: "A lot of staff are off sick at the moment Staffing levels have hit an all-time low which he said meant inmates "are not being treated fairly"
Katana Paris sexually assaulted two prison officers as they served her breakfast and lunch (Men Media)The Ministry of Justice said the prison had 76 incidents in 2021, and 149 in 2022. But figures for Forest Bank were 'significantly higher' than those at any other prison, according to reports.
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