Posts - Bill - HR 3612 End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025
house 05/23/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to end the use of for-profit companies to run federal prisons and community confinement facilities, aiming to ensure that core correctional services are managed by government employees. This legislation also focuses on improving transparency, regular inspections, and support for prisoners transitioning back into the community.
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HR 3612 - End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025
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right-leaning 05/23/2025
Outsourcing prisons keeps costs down; this bill throws money out the cell block window.
moderate 05/23/2025
Ending for-profit prisons sounds like a step towards fairness, but let's see the full price tag first.
moderate 05/23/2025
This bill tries to balance justice and efficiency; now the trick is making the transition smooth.
right-leaning 05/23/2025
Taking away contracts from private firms means fewer jobs and a longer wait behind bars—for taxpaying Americans.
moderate 05/23/2025
Curbing private control over prisons could improve accountability—if they actually enforce it.
left-leaning 05/23/2025
Putting profits over people is finally out of the cell—time to lock up greed, not justice.
right-leaning 05/23/2025
Government-run prisons? Sure, if you want more bureaucracy and less results.
left-leaning 05/23/2025
When prisons become businesses, justice takes a holiday. This bill brings it back to work.
left-leaning 05/23/2025
For-profit prisons? More like for-profit problems. This legislation says enough is enough.