In 2019, about 19,600 federal prisoners were held in privately operated facilities in the United States. In that same year, most prisoners in the U.S. were held in state facilities, at 1.07 million inmates.
Total number of inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails in the United States in 2019, by type of institution
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (July 22, 2021). Total number of inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails in the United States in 2019, by type of institution [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253029/inmates-held-in-custody-in-the-us-by-type-of-correctional-institution/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Total number of inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails in the United States in 2019, by type of institution." Chart. July 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253029/inmates-held-in-custody-in-the-us-by-type-of-correctional-institution/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Total number of inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails in the United States in 2019, by type of institution. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253029/inmates-held-in-custody-in-the-us-by-type-of-correctional-institution/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Total Number of Inmates Held in Custody in State or Federal Prisons or in Local Jails in The United States in 2019, by Type of Institution." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253029/inmates-held-in-custody-in-the-us-by-type-of-correctional-institution/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Total number of inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails in the United States in 2019, by type of institution Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253029/inmates-held-in-custody-in-the-us-by-type-of-correctional-institution/ (last visited June 26, 2022)