FAQ · United States
Who runs the prisons in the United States?
In the United States, prisons are run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (federal prisons), each state's department of corrections, and county sheriffs' offices and local governments (jails). The profiles for the United States name these responsible bodies: Federal Bureau of Prisons (101), Virginia Department of Corrections (45), CoreCivic (35), GEO Group (34), Wisconsin Department of Corrections (34). This comes from the open source and is only shown when it exists.
Most frequently named responsible bodies
- Federal Bureau of Prisons — 101 facilities
- Virginia Department of Corrections — 45 facilities
- CoreCivic — 35 facilities
- GEO Group — 34 facilities
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections — 34 facilities
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice — 31 facilities
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — 30 facilities
- Georgia Department of Corrections — 29 facilities
- Florida Department of Corrections — 28 facilities
- New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision — 26 facilities
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