The Prison Reform Trust, a sceptical lobby group, reckons that the private sector is cherry-picking bright modern prisons and leaving the grim Victorian ones to the public sector.

• 持怀疑想法的游说小组监狱改革基金认为私人监狱是生气勃勃的现代监狱，政府运营的监狱只能是残酷的维多利亚时代的代名词。