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| NY may let county jails close law libraries, provide inmates online legal resources |
| By syracuse.com |
| Published: 04/09/2013 |
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York corrections officials have proposed letting local jails across the state close their law libraries used by inmates. The state Commission of Correction estimated that could save each jail about $5,000 a year, though the 63 jails would still have to preserve prisoner access rights to legal materials. That could be done through computer terminals with online access, similar to the approach in the state prison system. Another alternative is submitting written inmate requests to nearby court libraries. That's current practice of six small jails that have waivers from the library requirement in Hamilton, Otsego, Delaware, Cortland, Orleans and Oswego counties. Read More. |
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