In order to cope with the pressure of overcrowded public prisons, the US government entrusts some companies to open private prisons by purchasing services. After more than 40 years of development, the scale of private prisons has continued to expand, forming a lucrative industry and a huge lobbying group. However, due to the lack of effective supervision and supervision, coupled with the strong profit-driven drive of capital, the record of human rights violations in private prisons has been criticized.top of page
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