prison private prison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Private_prisons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_prison wikidata.org/wiki/Q386432 A place where people are imprisoned by a third party that is contracted by a government agency. Private prison companies typically enter into contractual agreements with governments that commit prisoners and then pay a per diem or monthly rate, either for each prisoner in the facility, or for each place available, whether occupied or not. Such contracts may be for the operation only of a facility, or for design, construction and operation. for-profit prison private prisons