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22.05.2023 - 12:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An inmate came up with a subtle way to escape from a Salford prison. He attempted to sneak out of Forest Bank in Agecoft by disguising himself as a teacher.
But the ploy was foiled by a sharp-eyed member of staff. It is understood the prisoner wore a hat similar to that belonging to a teacher in a bid to walk out of the jail.
A spokesperson for Sodexo which runs the prison confirmed that the attempt was stopped but did not give any futher details. The Manchester Evening News understands the prisoner was in an authorised area and tried to get through an internal gate. He was challenged in line with normal procedure and access was denied.
One source said: "A vigilant member staff stopped a well planned escape, a prisoner pretended to be a member staff, a teacher to try to make his way out."
In 2019 another, a more dramatic break-out attempt at Forest Bank was bungled. Four masked men made their move as a taxi pulled out of Forest Bank prison's visitors car park onto Agecroft Road. Armed with a sawn-off shotgun, used their own car to block the cab's path.
One of the gang then levelled the weapon at the window of the private hire vehicle and peered inside. But then, suddenly they turned around and left. The incident was actually a failed bid to spring a drugs kingpin from custody - but the gang swooped on the wrong man. The person in the taxi was an ex-prisoner who was being released that day and escorted to a halfway house in Manchester.
Last month an M.E.N. investigation into Forest Bank prison - which uncovered allegations of widepread drug use and inmates who 'run the wings' - prompted an MP and Salford's mayor to write to the government to demand an 'urgent' review.
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