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minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebarlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoJust a reminder that for profit prisons only house 8% of US inmates. The problem is the prison contracts for public prisons.
minus-squareMr_Blott@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoJust a reminder that 8% of US inmates is 8% of a quarter of all the inmates on the planet
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebarlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoNo doubt that the US has major issues with prison populations, but there seems to be this idea that most US prisons are privately owned, which isn’t true.
Just a reminder that for profit prisons only house 8% of US inmates.
The problem is the prison contracts for public prisons.
Just a reminder that 8% of US inmates is 8% of a quarter of all the inmates on the planet
No doubt that the US has major issues with prison populations, but there seems to be this idea that most US prisons are privately owned, which isn’t true.