{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-540.23","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 540.23","heading":"Inmate funds received through the mails.","body":"Except as provided for in part 506 of this chapter, funds enclosed in inmate correspondence are to be rejected. Deposits intended for the inmate's commissary account must be mailed directly to the centralized commissary account (see 28 CFR part 506).","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT","PART 540—CONTACT WITH PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY","Subpart B—Correspondence"],"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":"9b95048bc807244b1ca649de87b052b35818f4536b870cc7177dba7f2ddfc23c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-540.22","next":"us/28-cfr-540.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}