28 CFR 506.2
§ 506.2 How may family, friends, or other sources deposit funds into an inmate commissary account?
United States · 28 CFR — Judicial Administration · Status: effective
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- 28 CFR 506.2, § 506.2 How may family, friends, or other sources deposit funds into an inmate commissary account?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/122269
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(a) Family and friends must mail deposits to the centralized inmate commissary account at the address we provide.
(1) The deposit envelope must not contain any enclosures intended for delivery to the inmate. We may dispose of any enclosure.
(2) The deposit must be in the form of a money order made out to the inmate's full name and complete register number. We will return checks to the sender provided the check contains an adequate return address.
(b) Other sources, (such as tax refunds, dividends from stocks, or state benefits) must be forwarded for deposit to the centralized inmate commissary account.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.