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Private prisons are a major part of the US prison system.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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6 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that private prisons are a major part of the US prison system?

Unclear. The retrieved items confirm that private prisons and a private corrections industry exist in the US and are discussed alongside public prisons, but none quantifies their share of the prison system, so they only partially address whether private prisons are a 'major part' of it.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 6 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 6
Private prison - Wikipedia
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Private prison - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_prison

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Do private prisons have 49% more inmate-on-staff attacks than publically run prisons?
2016
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Do private prisons have 49% more inmate-on-staff attacks than publically run prisons?. (2016). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/31365/do-private-prisons-have-49-more-inmate-on-staff-attacks-than-publically-run-pri

Private Prisons : CSPAN : August 28, 2017 2:01am-3:20am EDT
2017
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Private Prisons : CSPAN : August 28, 2017 2:01am-3:20am EDT. (2017). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/CSPAN_20170828_060100_Private_Prisons

Private Prisons : CSPAN : September 1, 2017 4:49am-6:05am EDT
2017
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Private Prisons : CSPAN : September 1, 2017 4:49am-6:05am EDT. (2017). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/CSPAN_20170901_084900_Private_Prisons

Prisons for Profit: Public Justice, Private Interests.
1988
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D., D. J. (1988). Prisons for Profit: Public Justice, Private Interests.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED311244

Inmate Recidivism as a Measure of Private Prison Performance
2008
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L., S. A. & F., S. S. (2008). Inmate Recidivism as a Measure of Private Prison Performance. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128707307962

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