The Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2025 requires federal and state prisons to house incarcerated individuals in separate facilities based on biological sex, defined by sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and reproductive anatomy present at birth. The law applies to both federal prisons through the Bureau of Prisons and state prisons, with a narrow exception allowing temporary, daytime co-location of individuals of different sexes but prohibiting overnight housing together. States that wish to receive federal crime control funding must certify compliance with these housing requirements beginning in the first fiscal year after the bill's enactment. The legislation directly affects incarcerated women and men across the federal and state prison systems, as well as state prison administrators and the federal Bureau of Prisons, which must implement new housing policies to maintain eligibility for federal funding.
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