Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated Or Detained
Author | : American Library Association. Council |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024 |
ISBN-10 | : 9798892555388 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated Or Detained written by American Library Association. Council and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This document attempts to describe how libraries and library staff can meet the literacy, learning, and recreational needs of individuals of any age held in jails, prisons, detention facilities, juvenile facilities, immigration facilities, prison work camps, and segregated units within any facility, whether public or private, military or civilian, in the United States and its territories. These Standards include a history of prison library standards, the audience for which these Standards are intended, the "Prisoners' Right to Read" and other foundational documents, and legal policy contexts"--