Prison Staffing Reform Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2879 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2879 To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to conduct a comprehensive review of understaffing across the Bureau, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2025 Mr. Obernolte (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to conduct a comprehensive review of understaffing across the Bureau, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Prison Staffing Reform Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Bureau of Prisons has 121 institutions located throughout the United States and employs nearly 35,000 employees. Understaffing across the agency jeopardizes the health, safety, and well-being of staff and inmates alike. (2) Understaffing at Bureau of Prison institutions poses a threat to inmates, who will consequently lack access to lifesaving medical care, efficient review of their casework, sanitary living conditions, access to vital recidivism reduction programming, and protections against abuse or sexual misconduct. (3) Understaffing at Bureau of Prison institutions will also result in reduced staff safety, escalated workplace abuse, stressful work conditions, enhanced mental and physical health concerns, and unacceptably long work shifts for employees. (4) Mandated overtime, misuse of augmentation or reassignment, and overworked employees will reduce prison security and threaten public safety. SEC. 3. COMPREHENSIVE R