Making private prisons use fees to improve inmate living conditions

Inmate Services

Introduced· 2025-12-29

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Plain‑English summary, cross‑checked against the official bill text.

This bill forces private prisons to put certain fees into a special fund used only to improve living conditions and help inmates re-enter society.

Our take

What we think, in plain words.

Right now, private prisons collect fees for maintenance and repairs. This bill makes sure that money actually goes toward helping the people locked inside. It forces these funds into a special state trust that can only be spent on two things: programs to help inmates return to normal life, or fixing up the buildings to make them healthier and safer. It is a good step to hold private prison companies accountable and improve basic living conditions for inmates.

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The facts

What the bill actually says, no spin.

Takes maintenance and repair fees collected at private prisons and puts them into a special state trust fund.
Requires the money to be spent on programs that help inmates return to society.
Allows the funds to be used for health and environmental upgrades, like fixing up the buildings.
Stops the money from being used for other random expenses by forcing it through the state budget process.