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| | Bureau of Justice Statistics Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2000 |
 | | Information was collected from prisons; prison boot camps; reception, diagnosis, and classification centers; prison forestry camps and farms; prison hospitals; youthful offender facilities (except in California); facilities for alcohol and drug treatment; work release and prerelease; and State-operated local detention facilities in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. |
 | | In 2000, 264 privately operated facilities were under contract with State or Federal authorities to house prisoners -- an increase of 140%. |
 | | A total of 430,033 correctional staff were employed in State and Federal prisons on June 30, 2000. |
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