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BOP Program Statement 5267.09 § 7
FREQUENCY OF VISITS AND NUMBER OF VISITORS
§540.43. Frequency of visits and number of visitors.
The Warden shall allow each inmate a minimum of four hours visiting time per
month. The Warden may limit the length or frequency of visits only to avoid
chronic overcrowding. The Warden may establish a guideline for the maximum
number of persons who may visit an inmate at one time, to prevent overcrowding
in the visiting room or unusual difficulty in supervising a visit. Exceptions may
be made to any local guideline when indicated by special circumstances, such as
distance the visitor must travel, frequency of the inmate’s visits, or health
problems of the inmate or visitor.
The Warden may establish a limit, consistent with available resources, on the number of visits an
inmate may receive and/or the number of visiting hours (in excess of four) allotted to the inmate
each month. Due to space limitations, limits on visiting may be necessary when an inmate has
numerous regular visitors living in the vicinity of the institution.
P5267.09 12/10/2015 Federal Regulations from 28 CFR: this type. Implementing instructions: this type. 7
Where facilities permit, the Warden may allow family groups to visit. The Warden may also
authorize special visits to accommodate unique circumstances (e.g., a person traveling a long
distance to visit, a person visiting a hospitalized inmate).
History
PS 5267.09 dated 2015-12-10
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
8e2ac71618a68a97877976be72b0414efc5dc2297d26fb224b49f498bad3dff1
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