Perimeter and emergency doors are monitored with door position switches and have concealed balanced magnetic switches. Stairwell doors are locked, monitored, and controlled by the alarm system. Under normal conditions, all doors open into the stairwell but permit a person to exit only at the street-level exit. Travel between floors is only possible on a limited basis. The access control system allows opening of selected doors from inside the stairwells.
Doors have lever exit handles that can be opened by the disabled.
Some entrances, such as side doors and loading dock entrances, have door position switches that alert security when the door is ajar. Fire exit doors are locked from the outside, and the loading dock entrance has a card reader. The judges' circulation pattern is arranged so that they may enter the building and go to their chambers or courtrooms without passing through any public space. Prisoners must also enter the building without passing through public areas. Prisoner elevators are remotely controlled by security office or key controlled by U.S. Marshal's officers.