{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-506.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 506.1","heading":"What is the purpose of individual inmate commissary accounts?","body":"The purpose of individual inmate commissary accounts is to allow the Bureau to maintain inmates' monies while they are incarcerated. Family, friends, or other sources may deposit funds into these accounts.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION","PART 506—INMATE COMMISSARY ACCOUNT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"e801cff757f9aabf322c8c57c6003132a6589f82115408e0eb9875f9dc9442ef","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-505.7","next":"us/28-cfr-506.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}