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Prisoners in private facilities in the United States 2000-2015

Number of state and federal prisoners in private facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2015, by prison location

The data displays the number of state and federal prisoners in private facilities in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015, by prison location. In 2015, 89,607 prisoners were held in in-state private facilities.

A list of the countries with the biggest number of prisoners is accessible here.

2000 67210 24369
2001 65649 20772
2002 66877 21493
2003 66490 23633
2004 66999 25570
2005 73114 34319
2006 78728 34969
2007 82579 41571
2008 86643 42839
2009 87504 41829
2010 90650 37295
2011 89027 41945
2012 93300 43920
2013 90040 43323
2014 89647 42076
2015 89607 36665