I do not know how to comment on this.
Private prisons in the United States:
https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/private-prisons-united-states/
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Privatization of prisons in the United States:
https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/content-hub/news-details/the-privatization-of-jails-in-the-united-states
Pros and cons of private prisons:
https://www.criminaljusticeprograms.com/articles/private-prisons-vs-public-prisons/
Old document, but nonetheless ...
Private and Public Sector Prisons—A Comparison of Select Characteristics:
https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/68_1_5_0.pdf
As an example:
Corrections Corporation of America
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoreCivic
https://www.corecivic.com/
https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=CXW&ty=c&ta=0&p=m
CXW Dividend History:
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/cxw/dividend-history
CoreCivic, Inc.
2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K
http://ir.corecivic.com/static-files/78f48d3d-5df1-44e2-ba20-fce435193496
Our business
In our CoreCivic Safety and CoreCivic segmentsCommunity we are compensated for the provision of beds and correctional, detention and reentry services at per diem rates based on actual or minimum guaranteed occupancy levels. Federal, state and local governments continually face budgetary constraints, putting pressure on governments to control correctional budgets, including per diems paid to us by our clients, as well as pressure on appropriations for the construction of new prison facilities.
P.S. all that I write - check yourself.