In 2019, 86,163 prisoners were held in in-state private facilities in the United States. This was significantly more than the number of prisoners held in out-of-state private prisons, which stood at 29,791.
A list of the countries with the largest number of prisoners is accessible here.
Number of state and federal prisoners in private facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by prison location
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (October 27, 2021). Number of state and federal prisoners in private facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by prison location [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253415/prisoners-in-private-facilities-in-the-united-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of state and federal prisoners in private facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by prison location." Chart. October 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253415/prisoners-in-private-facilities-in-the-united-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of state and federal prisoners in private facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by prison location. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253415/prisoners-in-private-facilities-in-the-united-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of State and Federal Prisoners in Private Facilities in The United States from 2000 to 2019, by Prison Location." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253415/prisoners-in-private-facilities-in-the-united-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of state and federal prisoners in private facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by prison location Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253415/prisoners-in-private-facilities-in-the-united-states/ (last visited September 21, 2024)
Number of state and federal prisoners in private facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by prison location [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253415/prisoners-in-private-facilities-in-the-united-states/