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This group has a long history, having once been the AALL Committee on
Law Library Service to Prisoners, and then a Special Interest Section: Law
Library Service to Institution Residents.
Current Projects:
- Increase number of libraries included in Law Libraries Serving Prisoners (LLSP) database.
- Update the 1996 edition of Recommended Collections for Prison and Other Institution Law Libraries & Guidelines for
Prison Law Libraries.
- Survey prison law libraries to see where they are now, following Casey v. Lewis, 518 U.S. 343 (1996).
- Develop web page with information on donating books to prison law libraries.
Publications:
- Directory: Law Libraries Providing Services to Prisoners (print editions
published in 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993).
- Providing Legal Services for Prisoners, a Tool for Correctional
Administrators
(print editions published in 1977 and 1982). Published in association
with the American Correctional Association.
- Recommended Collections for Prison and Other Institution Law Libraries
& Guidelines for Prison Law Libraries (print editions published in 1973, 1976, 1980, 1985,
1990, 1996).
A list of organizations dedicated to donating books to prisons is found here.
Please send recommended additions to the list to Ann Hemmens (206-543-7672).
Current Programs:
- Standing Committee on Law Library Services to Institution Residents
Business Meeting - OPEN to ALL.
Monday, July 14, 2008 (7:45am - 8:45am) in OCC-D138.
- 2008 Joint Roundtable: Services to Pro Se Patrons & Prisoners
(LISP/SCCLL/SR-SIS)
Three AALL Special Interest Sections (Legal
Information Services to the Public, State Court and County Libraries, and
Social Responsibilities) are sponsoring a Joint Roundtable at the 2008
Annual Meeting in Portland on the topic of serving pro se patrons and
prisoners. (Monday July 14th 12pm-1:15pm in OCC-B114). Below are
associated documents:
Past Programs:
2004 Joint Roundtable: Services to Pro Se Patrons & Prisoners (LISP/RIPS/SR-SIS)
Three AALL Special Interest Sections (Legal Information Services to the
Public, Research Instruction & Patron Services, and Social
Responsibilities) sponsored a Joint Roundtable at the 2004 Annual Meeting
in Boston on the topic of serving pro se patrons and prisoners. PDF
versions of several handouts are posted here.
2005 Joint Roundtable: Services to Pro Se Patrons & Prisoners (2005)
Three AALL Special Interest Sections (Legal Information Services to the
Public, Research Instruction & Patron Services, and Social
Responsibilities) sponsored the second annual Joint Roundtable at the 2005
Annual Meeting in San Antonio. The documents distributed at the session
are posted below. For a summary of the session see the entry on the
AALLamo Blog by Amy Hale-Janeke, "Great Roundtable Discussion on Access to
Legal Information by Prisoners/ Pro Ses" (http://weblog.law.ttu.edu/AALLamo/).
Look for another session in St. Louis.
If you are interested in working with this standing Committee, please contact the
current Chair, Rebecca
Trammell, or A
nn Hemmens.
Last updated Mar. 28, 2005
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