"Private prisons" are prisons that are owned and operated by non-governmental companies or organizations instead of being run by the government.
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- Despite large - scale failures, states that try to swear off the use of private prisons find few alternatives. (nytimes.com)
- Even though the ratio of staff to prisoner is usually lower in private prisons, overall each prison place costs more. (politics.co.uk)
- Historically, the trend is favorable for private prison companies. (thecollegeinvestor.com)
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