HMP Birmingham, the first in the UK to be privatised, faces "significant strategic challenges", a report has found.
Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick said HMP Birmingham was "a cleaner, safer and more decent place" since it was privatised last October.
But he warned the prison, operated by G4S, needed to improve its training and drugs programmes.
G4S said it welcomed the report and was considering its recommendations.
HMP Birmingham became the first prison to be taken over by a private company after previously being in the public sector in October 2011.
Mr Hardwick said: "Birmingham prison has recently made some relatively simple but nonetheless important improvements but the prison also has a number of significant strategic challenges it needs to resolve.
"It is a cleaner, safer and more decent place. However, first night and vulnerable prisoner arrangements are significant exceptions to that overall picture."
Inspectors said there was "insufficient support" for those wishing to reduce their dependency on drugs, while the single alcohol worker was "overwhelmed".
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