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BOP Program Statement 5267.09 § 6
VISITING TIMES
§540.42 Visiting times.
a. Each Warden shall establish a visiting schedule for the institution. At a
minimum, the Warden shall establish visiting hours at the institution on
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The restriction of visiting to these days may
be a hardship for some families and arrangements for other suitable hours shall
be made to the extent practicable. Where staff resources permit, the Warden may
establish evening visiting hours.
b. Consistent with available resources, such as space limitations and staff
availability, and with concerns of institution security, the Warden may limit the
visiting period. With respect to weekend visits, for example, some or all inmates
and visitors may be limited to visiting on Saturday or on Sunday, but not on both
days, in order to accommodate the volume of visitors. There is no requirement
that every visitor has the opportunity to visit on both days of the weekend, nor
that every inmate has the opportunity to have visits on both days of the weekend.
To the extent practicable, and consistent with available resources and concerns for institution
security, the Warden is encouraged to establish visiting and/or attempt to accommodate a visitor
who can only visit on a specific weekend day.
History
PS 5267.09 dated 2015-12-10
Provenance
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- bop.gov
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- 2026-09-20
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- bop-ps-2026-09-20
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