S. 698, known as the “Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025,” aims to change the way the Director of the Bureau of Prisons is appointed. Currently appointed directly by the Attorney General, this bill proposes that the Director should be appointed by the President with...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to change how the boss of the federal prisons, called the Director, gets their job. Instead of just being picked by one person, the Attorney General, it suggests that the President should pick them and the Senate should agree, to make sure everyone's okay with the choice.