Inmate 'stabbed in the face' at Forest Bank prison

An inmate at Salford's troubled Forest Bank prison has been treated after being 'stabbed in the face'. The drama is said to have happened on a wing following a confrontation between two inmates on Thursday night (April 11).

The prisoner suffered only 'superficial facial injuries' and did not require transfer to hospital, according to bosses at the privately-run jail.

Following a series of revelations by the Manchester Evening News, the government is under pressure to cancel a billion pound contract it has with facilities management giant Sodexo to run the jail. It runs out in January.

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A well-placed prison source told the M.E.N. an inmate was 'stabbed in the face' on C2 wing at about 6pm.

When we put the allegation to Sodexo, an HMP Forest Bank spokesperson said: "We can confirm that an incident took place between two prisoners on Thursday evening. One man sustained superficial facial injuries, which were treated within the prison."

The jail has been beset by problems. In April last year, an M.E.N. investigation uncovered allegations of widespread drug use and inmates who 'run the wings', prompting an MP and Salford's mayor to write to the government to demand an 'urgent' review.

Our revelations included a call from Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca Long-Bailey for the Ministry of Justice to cancel a billion pound contract it has with facilities management giant Sodexo to run the troubled jail.

Our investigation, based on allegations from a whistle-blower, an ex-prisoner and his father, and the family of a grandfather who died in his cell, exposed what Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca