A Private Prison or For-Profit Prison is place in which individuals are physically confined or incarcerated by a government agency. 8 % of America's prisons are corporate run. These places have been corrupted by third parties and the use of inmate labor. The U.S. government should litigate the privatization of correctional facilities and the use of inmate labor. According to NPR.Org 1 in 3 black men , 1 in 6 latino men and 1 in 17 white men will spend time behind bars during their lifetime. These statistics support my first contention. Minorities are overrepresented in these private prisons and provide a great amount of revenue for these third parties. African American studies PhD student Christopher Petrella states that Younger, healthier
