FACT SHEET: PRIVATE PRISONS IN THE UNITED STATES Table 1. Private prison populations Jurisdiction 2000 2017 % private 2017 % change 2000-2017 Private Prisons in Alabama 0 264 1.0 ~ Alaska 1,383 248 5.6 -82.1 Arizona 1,430 8,283 19.7 479.2 the United States...
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FACT SHEET: PRIVATE PRISONS IN THE UNITED STATES Table 1. Private prison populations Jurisdiction 2000 2017 % private 2017 % change 2000-2017 Private Prisons in Alabama 0 264 1.0 ~ Alaska 1,383 248 5.6 -82.1 Arizona 1,430 8,283 19.7 479.2 the United States Arkansas 1,540 0 0 -100.0 California 4,547 6,359 4.9 39.9 Colorado 2,099 3,760 18.9 79.1 Connecticut 0 515 3.7 ~ Delaware 0 0 0 Private prisons in the United States incarcerated District of Columbia 2,342 * * 121,718 people in 2017, representing 8.2% of the Florida 3,912 11,676 11.9 198.5 total state and federal prison population. Since Georgia 3,746 7,880 14.7 110.4 2000, the number of people housed in private Hawaii 1,187 1,602 28.5 35.0 prisons has increased 39%. Idaho 1,162 432 5.0 -62.8 Illinois 0 362 0.9 However, the private prison population reached Indiana 991 4,061 15.6 309.8 its peak in 2012 with 137,220 people. Declines Iowa 0 0 0 in private prisons’ use make these latest overall Kansas 0 0 0 population numbers the lowest
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