Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, tit. I, sec. 108

Sec. 108. For fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons may make expenditures out of the Commissary Fund of the Federal Prison System, regardless of whether any such expenditure is security-related, for programs, goods, and services for the benefit of inmates (to the extent the provision of those programs, goods, or services to inmates is not otherwise prohibited by law), including— (1) the installation, operation, and maintenance of the Inmate Telephone System; (2) the payment of all the equipment purchased or leased in connection with the Inmate Telephone System; and (3) the salaries, benefits, and other expenses of personnel who install, operate, and maintain the Inmate Telephone System.