The End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025 would eliminate the federal government's use of for-profit private prison companies. Under the bill, the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals Service would have six years to transition all federal prison operations to government employees, while for-profit community confinement facilities (halfway houses and similar programs) would have eight years to transition. The bill affects private prison companies currently operating federal facilities and the roughly 8,000 to 10,000 federal inmates held in private prisons, who would be moved to government-run facilities. Additionally, the legislation requires the Attorney General to conduct research on recidivism-reduction programs, submit biennial reports on the federal prison population, and ensure released prisoners receive information about expungement, employment assistance, educational programs, and benefits eligibility. There is no specific new funding mechanism outlined in the bill, though the transition would shift operational costs from private contractors to direct federal spending.
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