Graph showing the number of people in state or federal prison custody from 1999 to 2014 by whether they are held in a facility 
run by the government or a under contract with a private company. The publicly-run prisons are much larger and added more cells during this period.

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool. (Graph: Peter Wagner, 2015)

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