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BREAKING IN - LIBRARY SERVICE TO PRISONERS

NCJ Number
41423
Journal
Wilson Library Bulletin Volume: 51 Issue: 6 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1977) Pages: 496-533
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1977
Length
38 pages
Annotation
THIS SERIES OF ARTICLES PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF LIBRARY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY FROM FOUR DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW - LIBRARIANSHIP, CORRECTIONS, PRISONERS, AND LAW.
Abstract
INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES DISCUSS THE STATUS OF CORRECTIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PRISON LIBRARY SERVICES, DESCRIBE THE 'MINI' WING LIBRARY PROGRAM AT THE CALIFORNIA TRAINING FACILITY AT SOLEDAD, CALIFORNIA, AND PRESENT THE LEGAL ARGUMENT FOR PRISON LAW LIBRARIES. THE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE SERVED IN THIS AREA OF LIBRARIANSHIP IS REPRESENTED BY A LIBRARIAN IN A COUNTY CENTER FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS, A LIBRARY ASSISTANT IN A COUNTY JAIL, A LIBRARIAN IN AN ALL-MALE MAXIMUM SECURITY STATE FACILITY, AND A LIBRARY CONSULTANT TO A STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS....ELW