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28 C.F.R. § 540.103

Inmate telephone calls to attorneys

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The Warden may not apply frequency limitations on inmate telephone calls to attorneys when the inmate demonstrates that communication with attorneys by correspondence, visiting, or normal telephone use is not adequate.

[44 FR 38249, June 29, 1979. Redesignated at 59 FR 15824, Apr. 4, 1994]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2007 · leading case: Elrod v. Swanson, 478 F. Supp. 2d 1252 (D. Kan. 2007).
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Elrod v. Swanson, 478 F. Supp. 2d 1252 (D. Kan. 2007). “The policy for legal telephone calls is codified in 28 C.F.R. § 540.103 , and Program Statement 5264.”
Massey, Michael v. Wheeler, Suzanne, 221 F.3d 1030 (7th Cir. 2000). “Federal regulation 28 C.F.R. § 540.103 prohibits the prison from placing frequency limitations on unmonitored telephone calls to an inmate’s attorney “when the inmate demonstrates that communication with attorneys by correspondence, visiting, or normal telephone use is not…”
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