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Text of Recommendation
The BOP should revise its policies, procedures or training to define the term "four-point restraints" and provide clearer guidance regarding 15-minute restraint checks, 2-hour lieutenant checks, medical checks, and psychological checks for inmates in restraints that are not considered four-point restraints.
Recommendation Number
1
Date Issued
Status
Resolved
Component
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Report
Notification of Concerns Regarding the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Policies Pertaining to the Use of Restraints on Inmates