In 2021, 28,863 prisoners were held in out-state private facilities in the United States. This was significantly less than the number of prisoners held in in-of-state private prisons, which stood at 75,167.
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 2021, by prison location
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (October 22, 2024). Number of state and federal prisoners in private facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2021, by prison location [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 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 2021, by prison location." Chart. October 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253415/prisoners-in-private-facilities-in-the-united-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2024). Number of state and federal prisoners in private facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2021, by prison location. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 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 2021, by Prison Location." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 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 2021, by prison location Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253415/prisoners-in-private-facilities-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of state and federal prisoners in private facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2021, by prison location [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253415/prisoners-in-private-facilities-in-the-united-states/
