The lesson, though, has to be learnt on this occasion that planning for public jails and encouraging the private prison sector to provide more cells are essential.

The private prison had inadequate patrols and prisoner movement, excessive false alarms, a lax culture, and inconsistencies in visitor screening procedures.

The private prison industry has been accused of incarcerating people in mainly impoverished communities for minor crimes so as to use them for free labor.

With a combined capacity of 3,763 prisoners in its three sub-complexes, it has been called the largest private prison in the world.

The companies that run private prison establishments each have their own entry requirements and recruitment methods.