A spokesperson for Corrective Services NSW said information on any possible punishment the two men may face would not be released.

“We cannot provide any information due to standard legal privacy reasons,” the spokesperson said.

It is understood the two inmates, aged 39 and 24, were segregated in the prison’s maximum security section while an inquiry by the Corrective Services Investigation Unit progresses.

The unit, made up of seconded NSW police, is investigating how the inmates intended to break out of their secure accommodation unit to reach the perimeter fence.

The drama unfolded around 4am on May 23, when a lone car, in the otherwise deserted prison carpark, flashed its stop lights adjacent to a minimum security section of the jail.

The car then moved to another car parking spot.

The action roused the suspicions of staff who were watching on camera from the monitor room.

Officers confronted the two women inside the car, who allegedly admitted they were there to collect two inmates who planned to escape.

Jail staff later uncovered a 20-metre rope made of bedsheets and a 10-metre electrical cord concealed in a garbage bin in a common area inside the accommodation unit, foiling the prison escape.

Police are still investigating the incident and haven’t laid any charges against the two women at this stage.

Correctives NSW has released remarkable video has been released showing the attempted prison break and the search of the jail.

Corrections Minister David Elliott praised prison officers for their “prompt and effective actions” in foiling the escape bid.

“The safety of our community depends on custodial officers such as these," he said.