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BOP Program Statement 5265.14 § 16
RETURNED MAIL
§ 540.24 Returned mail.
Staff shall open and inspect for contraband all undelivered mail returned to an
institution by the Post Office before returning it to the inmate. The purpose of
this inspection is to determine if the content originated with the inmate sender
identified on the letter or package; to prevent the transmission of material,
substances, and property which an inmate is not permitted to possess in the
institution; and to determine that the mail was not opened or tampered with
before its return to the institution. Any remailing is at the inmate’s expense. Any
returned mail qualifying as “special mail” is opened and inspected for contraband
in the inmate’s presence.
P5265.14 4/5/2011 Federal Regulations are shown in this type. Implementing instructions: this type. 22
History
PS 5265.14 dated 2011-04-05
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
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