In 2011, three former members of staff successfully sued Kalyx for unfair dismissal, and their treatment by the serving deputy director of the prison.

However, the report also noted that many of the staff lacked experience and that there was insufficient purposeful activity, with fewer than half the prisoners engaged in meaningful work or education.

[5] The report highlights significant issues such as safety, the ingress of drugs, and the effectiveness of purposeful activity and rehabilitation programmes.

Although there have been improvements in some areas, such as the reduction of drug availability and enhancements in living conditions, challenges persist.

Leadership changes have brought a renewed focus on improving safety and living conditions, yet the prison still faces considerable obstacles in fully realising its rehabilitative goals.

The inmate cut off a section of his own ear in order to gain release from the facility in an ambulance, albeit with three prison guards in attendance.

The ambulance was stopped on Agecroft Road (A6044) by a gang of armed men, who released O'Donnell and made off.

Young offenders come from courts in High Peak, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford.

There is a Visits Hall, with facilities including a WRVS-run canteen, and a play area for children aged 2–12 years.