- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 13
- Latest action
- Apr 3, 2025
What it does
The BOP SCAN Mail Act would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in mail at federal correctional facilities. This includes evaluating and deploying digital mail scanning technology, ensuring inmates receive digital copies of mail within 24 hours and physical copies within 30 days if free of contraband, protecting legal mail and attorney-client privilege, and achieving 100% mail scanning capacity across all facilities. The strategy must be submitted to congressional judiciary committees within 270 days of enactment, with full implementation required within three years of submission, subject to…
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