{"id":"SEC-16-095","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (federal prisons)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"16","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice","authority":"18 U.S.C. 4042; 28 C.F.R. part 540","instrument":"BOP COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two)","title":"Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan (updated 3:09 p.m. ET, March 13, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"2020-03-13","end":"30-day periods re-evaluated; social visits resumed Oct. 3, 2020 and re-suspended institution by institution; modified operations continued through 2021","startDate":"2020-03-13","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","GATH","OTHER"],"addressees":["all BOP institutions","visitors","volunteers","contractors"],"clause":"SOCIAL VISITS: Social visits will be suspended for 30 days, at which time the suspension will be reevaluated.... LEGAL VISITS:... while in general, legal visits will be suspended for 30 days, case-by-case accommodation will be [made].... INMATE MOVEMENT: All inmate facility transfers will be suspended for 30 days... OFFICIAL STAFF TRAVEL:... suspended for 30 days... [CONTRACTOR ACCESS:]... only those performing essential services (e.g. medical or mental health care, religious, etc.) or those who perform necessary maintenance on essential systems... will be screened... VOLUNTEERS: Volunteer visits will be suspended for 30 days, at which time the suspension will be reevaluated. Exceptions will be approved by the [Warden]... religious advisor. Volunteers who are approved for access will be screened using the same procedures as staff prior to entry.","enforcement":"Institution access control; 28 C.F.R. 540.40 et seq.","functions":["CR prison chaplaincy and religious-volunteer visitation suspended","VL volunteer programs suspended","FS reentry programs"],"notes":"Rendered from the live bop.gov page (Sept. 26, 2026), which preserves the Mar. 13, 2020 text; Q3 2021 institution-level status not verified.","sourceUrl":"https://www.bop.gov/resources/news/20200313_covid-19.jsp","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":163256,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-16","url":"/library/SEC-16-095","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-16-095","citation":"Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice, BOP COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-095)","stateName":"","related":[]}