Share this infographic on your site! <a href=”https://www.online-paralegal-degree.org/prison-industry/”><img src=”https://www.online-paralegal-degree.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/private-prisons.png” alt=”Private Prison Industry” width=”500″  border=”0″ /></a><br />Source: <a href=”https://www.online-paralegal-degree.org/”>Online-Paralegal-Degree.org</a> There are 2.3 million people living behind bars in the United States ● The US prison system costs the federal government $55 billion every year Prison VS. Jail ● Jails are locally-operated facilities that hold inmates for a short period of time ● Prisons are long-term facilities run by the state or federal government Prison: A Growing Industry Between 1990 and 2010, the number of privately operated prisons in the US increased 1600% ● Private prisons bring in roughly $3 billion in … Continue reading Prison Inc. : The Secret Industry