6 CFR § 115.118 - Upgrades to facilities and technologies.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s115.118"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "6 CFR § 115.118 - Upgrades to facilities and technologies."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "115.118"
section_name: "Upgrades to facilities and technologies."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "115"
part_name: "SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT PREVENTION STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a; 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1182, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1231, 1251, 1253, 1255, 1330, 1362; 18 U.S.C. 4002, 4013(c)(4); Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C. 101, ); 8 CFR part 2."
regulatory_source: "79 FR 13165, Mar. 7, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "115"
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# 115.118 Upgrades to facilities and technologies.

(a) When designing or acquiring any new holding facility and in planning any substantial expansion or modification of existing holding facilities, the agency shall consider the effect of the design, acquisition, expansion, or modification upon the agency's ability to protect detainees from sexual abuse.

(b) When installing or updating a video monitoring system, electronic surveillance system, or other monitoring technology in a holding facility, the agency shall consider how such technology may enhance the agency's ability to protect detainees from sexual abuse.