The BOP SCAN Mail Act requires the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to prevent fentanyl and other synthetic drugs from entering federal prisons through inmate mail. The bill directs the Bureau of Prisons Director to evaluate existing drug-detection technologies within 180 days and submit a detailed strategy to Congress within 90 days after that evaluation, with implementation to be completed within three years of strategy approval. The strategy must establish 100 percent mail scanning at all 122 federal correctional facilities, ensure inmates receive digital copies of mail within 24 hours and physical copies within 30 days if cleared, and include specific technology needs and budget proposals for fiscal years 2025-2027. The legislation responds to rising drug overdose deaths in prisons—a 600 percent increase in recent years—and acknowledges that mail is a primary entry point for contraband, while also noting that a prior pilot program with digital mail scanning proved effective at two federal facilities.
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