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Pages in category "Private prisons in the United States" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
A private prison, or for-profit prison, is a place where people are imprisoned by a third party that is contracted by a government agency.Private prison companies typically enter into contractual agreements with governments that commit prisoners and then pay a per diem or monthly rate, either for each prisoner in the facility, or for each place available, whether occupied or not.
This is a list of lists of U.S. state prisons (2010) (not including federal prisons or county jails in the United States or prisons in U.S. territories):
In a 2009 study of nearly 7,000 men incarcerated in 12 state prisons, ... privately owned companies have an incentive to avoid expensive procedures and otherwise cut costs. Prisons and private ...
State authorities this week announced they will close Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Riverside County and stop using a privately owned facility in Lassen County.
2.2 Private state jails. 2.3 Private pre-parole transfer facilities. 2.4 Private work programs. 2.5 Private multi-use facilities. ... This is a list of state prisons ...
California moved to end the use of private, for-profit lockups in America's largest state prison system as well as in federal immigration detention centers in the state under a measure signed into ...
The state asked for bids from private companies, anticipating a major buildout of juvenile prisons. In 1995, Slattery won two contracts to operate facilities in Florida. The two new prisons were originally intended to house boys between 14 and 19 who had been criminally convicted as adults.