The following info-graphic (made by “Online Paralegal Programs”) was sent to me by a reader to post. It gives a very short, but informative and disturbing summary of the corruption inherent to private prisons in the United States.

If you want to read more about the problem of private prisons, please follow one of these links:

• https://theprogressivecynic.com/2012/10/21/private-prisons-in-the-usa/
• https://theprogressivecynic.com/2013/03/02/the-private-prisons-of-america/
• https://theprogressivecynic.com/2012/10/15/is-prison-labor-the-updated-version-of-slavery/