DOJ Letter: 1/24/2008 (EFTA00039295)

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Progam Sea OPI: CPD/CPB NUMBER: P5264.08 DATE: 1/24/2008 SUBJECT: Inmate Telephone Regulations "CORRECTED COPY 2/11/2008" Boxed Bold - Federal Regulation Regular Type - Implementing Information 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE § 540.100 Purpose and Scope. a. The Bureau of Prisons extends telephone privileges to inmates as part of its overall correctional management. Telephone privileges are a supplemental means of maintaining community and family ties that will contribute to an inmate's personal development. An inmate may request to call a person of his or her choice outside the institution on a telephone provided for that purpose. However, limitations and conditions may be imposed upon an inmate's telephone privileges to ensure that these are consistent with other aspects of the Bureau's correctional management responsibilities. In addition to the procedures set forth in this subpart, inmate telephone use is subject to