Prison libraries, Libraries and prisons, Law and legislation, United States 

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index.

Part I: The prison library in context : current and historic purposes and policies of prison libraries -- 1. Current and historic national policy -- 2. Current state policy -- 3. Literature on key issues in prison librarianship -- Part II: Neglect and disadvantage : the prison library as the forgotten field of librarianship -- 4. Court cases affecting the prisoner's right to read -- 5. Court cases affecting the prisoner's right of access to the courts -- 6. The neglected profession -- 7. The prisoner as the public library patron -- Part III: Research and discovery -- 8. Current policies in prison librarianship : an expanded survey -- 9. Prison librarianship in practice : interviews with prison librarians -- Conclusion : revisiting the role of the prison librarian -- Appendix A: Summary of state approaches to prison library services -- Appendix B: ALA advocacy policies -- Appendix C: List of citations on prison librarianship.