US Prison Privatization

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    History of US Prison Privatization

  • Approximately 280.000 prisoners

  • War on Drugs increases prison population

    War on Drugs increases prison population
    Timeline: America's War on Drugs

  • Modern private prison established by Corrections Corporation of America

    Modern private prison established by Corrections Corporation of America
    Corrections Corporation of America

  • Illinois passes Private Correctional Facility Moratoruim Act

  • New York bans private prisons

  • Approximately 2,000,000 US persons incarcerated

  • Philadelphia judges admit to jailing juveniles for profit

    Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan plead guilty to being paid more than $2.6 million by private prison operator PA Childcare Corporation and Western PA Childcare Corporation.

  • Texas prison population eclipses California

    Texas prison population eciipses California