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Two things worth knowing before you read it. The BOP under-reports, so a day showing nothing is their claim rather than a promise. And some of these were reported by families first and only later showed up in the BOP's data, which is marked on every entry.
Citing this? How the data is collected: the source, the five-minute interval, why every timestamp lands on the hour, how family reports are handled, and what the record cannot tell you.
Since monitoring started
- Suspended right now
- 4
- Suspensions on record
- 19
- Facilities affected
- 13
- Longest on record
- 13 days
Longest was FCI Ray Brook, Aug 4, 2026 to Aug 17, 2026. The most facilities suspended on one day was 5 on Sep 5, 2026.
Day by day
How many facilities were showing a visiting suspension on each day, a month at a time. The record starts on July 25, 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3 September 1: 3 of 209 facilities | 2 3 September 2: 3 of 209 facilities | 3 4 September 3: 4 of 209 facilities | 4 4 September 4: 4 of 209 facilities | 5 5 September 5: 5 of 209 facilities | ||
| 6 5 September 6: 5 of 209 facilities | 7 September 7: not monitored | 8 September 8: not monitored | 9 September 9: not monitored | 10 September 10: not monitored | 11 September 11: not monitored | 12 September 12: not monitored |
| 13 September 13: not monitored | 14 September 14: not monitored | 15 September 15: not monitored | 16 September 16: not monitored | 17 September 17: not monitored | 18 September 18: not monitored | 19 September 19: not monitored |
| 20 September 20: not monitored | 21 September 21: not monitored | 22 September 22: not monitored | 23 September 23: not monitored | 24 September 24: not monitored | 25 September 25: not monitored | 26 September 26: not monitored |
| 27 September 27: not monitored | 28 September 28: not monitored | 29 September 29: not monitored | 30 September 30: not monitored |
Days with at least one facility suspended. Jul 25, 2026: 1 facility. Jul 26, 2026: 1 facility. Jul 27, 2026: 1 facility. Jul 28, 2026: 1 facility. Jul 29, 2026: 1 facility. Jul 30, 2026: 1 facility. Jul 31, 2026: 1 facility. Aug 1, 2026: 3 facilities. Aug 2, 2026: 2 facilities. Aug 3, 2026: 2 facilities. Aug 4, 2026: 4 facilities. Aug 5, 2026: 2 facilities. Aug 6, 2026: 2 facilities. Aug 7, 2026: 3 facilities. Aug 8, 2026: 2 facilities. Aug 9, 2026: 1 facility. Aug 10, 2026: 1 facility. Aug 11, 2026: 1 facility. Aug 12, 2026: 1 facility. Aug 13, 2026: 1 facility. Aug 14, 2026: 2 facilities. Aug 15, 2026: 2 facilities. Aug 16, 2026: 1 facility. Aug 17, 2026: 1 facility. Aug 20, 2026: 1 facility. Aug 21, 2026: 1 facility. Aug 22, 2026: 1 facility. Aug 27, 2026: 2 facilities. Aug 28, 2026: 3 facilities. Aug 29, 2026: 3 facilities. Aug 30, 2026: 2 facilities. Aug 31, 2026: 2 facilities. Sep 1, 2026: 3 facilities. Sep 2, 2026: 3 facilities. Sep 3, 2026: 4 facilities. Sep 4, 2026: 4 facilities. Sep 5, 2026: 5 facilities. Sep 6, 2026: 5 facilities.
Every suspension on record
September 2026
FCI Englewood (CO)
FCI Otisville (NY)
August 2026
USP Hazelton (WV)
FCI Jesup (GA)
FCI Greenville (IL)
USP Florence ADMAX (CO)
USP Hazelton (WV)
USP Hazelton (WV)
USP Hazelton (WV)
MCC San Diego (CA)
FDC Miami (FL)
FCI Ray Brook (NY)
USP Hazelton (WV)
July 2026
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