The Securing Our Streets Act of 2026 creates a federal grant program administered by the Attorney General to provide $10 billion to states over five years (2027-2031) for constructing prisons, expanding jail capacity, and training correctional staff. To qualify for these grants, states must enact laws requiring repeat offenders to serve at least 85 percent of their sentences, detaining people charged with violent crimes who pose a public safety threat before trial, and imposing life sentences for individuals convicted of three separate violent offenses. The program essentially incentivizes states to adopt stricter sentencing and detention policies by offering federal funding for the incarceration infrastructure needed to carry out these requirements. The grants would begin no later than 180 days after the law's enactment, and states would need to apply and demonstrate compliance with the eligibility requirements.
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