The Sovereign States Bureau of Prisons Restructuring Act of 2025 would redirect federal prison funding by converting it into state block grants. Under the bill, the Attorney General must develop a plan within 270 days to reduce Bureau of Prisons funding back to 2019 levels, then restructure that funding so that 50 percent goes to states as block grants, 10 percent funds the Justice Department office managing the grants, and 10 percent supports the Inspector General's oversight. The remaining 30 percent would presumably continue as traditional federal funding. The plan must be implemented within one year of the bill's enactment. This legislation would give states more flexibility and control over federal prison funding but would also reduce total federal prison resources below current levels and shift some prison management responsibilities to state governments.
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