I think you need to check your data sources. > "Private prisons in the United States incarcerated 115,428 people in 2019, representing 8% of the total state an

I think you need to check your data sources. > "Private prisons in the United States incarcerated 115,428 people in 2019, representing 8% of the total state and federal prison population. Since 2000, the number of people housed in private prisons has increased 32% compared to an overall rise in the prison population of 3%." https://nicic.gov/private-prisons-united-states-2021 https://nicic.gov/private-prisons-united-states-2021