California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs
Subchapter 2 - Incarcerated Person Resources
Article 3 - Confidentiality and Privacy
Section 3120 - Incarcerated Person Library Requirements
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Each warden shall ensure a library, law library and related services are maintained for the benefit of all incarcerated persons in their facility, including those incarcerated persons confined to segregated housing units. A library access schedule shall be approved by the warden and posted throughout the facility.
(b) Material that contains any of the characteristics listed in sections 3006(a) and (c) shall be prohibited from incarcerated person libraries unless specifically authorized by the institution head.
(c) To check out material from a library, each incarcerated person shall:
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 2600, 2601 and 5054, Penal Code; Toussaint v. McCarthy, 801 F.2d 1080 (9th Cir. 1986); and Bounds v. Smith, 97 S.Ct. 1491 (1977), 430 U.S. 817.
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 2600, 2601 and 5054, Penal Code; Toussaint v. McCarthy, 801 F.2d 1080 (9th Cir. 1986); and Bounds v. Smith, 97 S.Ct. 1491 (1977), 430 U.S. 817.
