End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025

# End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025 - Summary **What the Bill Would Do** This bill would prohibit the federal government from using private, for-profit companies to operate prisons and detention facilities. Currently, the Federal Bureau of Prisons contracts with private companies to run some facilities that house federal inmates. If passed, the bill would require the federal government to take over operations of these facilities and transition them to government-run institutions over a specified period. **Who It Affects** The bill would directly impact private prison corporations that currently operate federal facilities under government contracts, as well as the employees who work in these facilities. It would also affect roughly 8,000-10,000 federal inmates currently housed in private prisons.

States and local governments would not be directly affected, as the bill only addresses federal prisons, not state or local detention systems. **Current Status** The bill was introduced in the 119th Congress by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and is currently in committee. This means it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House of Representatives. The bill has not been assigned specific sections or detailed provisions that are publicly available at this stage.