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Question about access to legal materials / book policies -the more responses the better!

  • 1.  Question about access to legal materials / book policies -the more responses the better!

    Posted 4 hours ago
    Edited by iConnect News 4 hours ago

    Greetings everyone,

    I am working with the producers of the A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual to make it more accessible to detained individuals. I have two questions:

        1. If you provide your population with access to a legal database on a tablet, kiosk or computer, do you provide LexisNexis or Westlaw? 

        2. Would it be more feasible in your facility for inmates to receive A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual as a single comprehensive volume, or as three separate, smaller volumes?
          (We are aware that some facilities limit the number of books an inmate can keep in their cell, especially in specialized housing units, so we want to better understand whether a multi-volume version would cause issues/be rejected outright).

    The more input we can get, the better. 

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