28 C.F.R. § 506.1
What is the purpose of individual inmate commissary accounts?
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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2015–2026 · leading case: Darrell Debrew v. Atwood, 792 F.3d 118 (D.C. Cir. 2015).
Darrell Debrew v. Atwood, 792 F.3d 118 (D.C. Cir. 2015). “De-Brew alleges the BoP invests the money held by inmates in their deposit accounts and retains the interest, and he contends this practice violates the Fifth Amendment because the inmates have a property interest in the interest earned on their money.”
United States v. David Diehl, 848 F.3d 629 (5th Cir. 2017). “” 28 C.F.R. § 506.1 . BOP regulations provide that "[fiamily, friends, or other sources may deposit funds into these accounts.”
United States v. Michael Norwood, 49 F.4th 189 (3rd Cir. 2022). “See 28 C.F.R. § 506.1 . As of June 21, 2016, Norwood’s account had a balance of $6,031.”
United States v. Saemisch, 70 F.4th 1 (1st Cir. 2023). “" During the appellant's incarceration, the government learned that his inmate trust account — an account maintained for him by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) into which "[f]amily, friends, or other sources" may make deposits, 28 C.F.R. § 506.1 — reflected a balance of $10,956.”
United States v. Myers, 136 F.4th 917 (9th Cir. 2025). “Over nine years, Myers donated $1,580 to charity, sent $1,334 to other individuals, and spent about $128 on subscriptions.”
United States v. Myers (9th Cir. 2026). “Over nine years, Myers donated $1,580 to charity, sent $1,334 to other individuals, and spent about $128 on subscriptions.”
United States v. Eads (10th Cir. 2021). “” 28 C.F.R. § 506.1 . 4 The Government “recognizes that the district court issued its order .”
Darrell Debrew v. Atwood (D.C. Cir. 2015). “See 28 C.F.R. § 506.1 . We know DeBrew has such an account because he filed a copy of his account statement in support of his motion to proceed in forma pauperis.”
Powers v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2015). “See 28 C.F.R. § 506.1 . Inmate trust fund monies are appropriated and disbursed in compliance with the terms of the trust set forth in the BOP's Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual.”
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