NO SUBSTANTIAL OUTLAY FROM BUREAU APPROPRIATIONS IS MADE FOR INSTALLATION AND PROVISIONS OF PAY TELEPHONE SERVICE. IS NOT APPLICABLE. 1980: THIS DECISION IS IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR AN OPINION FROM THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR ADMINISTRATION (AAGA). IS A VALUABLE TOOL IN THE OVERALL CORRECTIONAL PROCESS. WHERE PAY TELEPHONES ARE AVAILABLE. THE PAY TELEPHONES ARE DESIGNATED FOR LOCAL CALL...

An opinion was requested on whether commissions received from telephone companies, based on their receipts from pay telephones provided for the exclusive use of inmates at institutions of the Bureau of Prisons, must continue to be deposited in the miscellaneous receipts account of the Treasury, or whether they may be used by the Bureau for alternative depositions. The pay telephones are designated...