1941 18 Nov. 16/2 All week-end passes were said to have been cut short and a Sunday night bed check was made by officials.
1976 M. Apple 89 When their duties are completed they can do as they wish. We have no bedchecks, no passes, nobody is AWOL.
2002 (Nexis) 6 Sept. b1 They were expected to return to their cells on their own, where a subsequent bed check indicated they were in their bunks.