Library Services to the Justice Involved (LSJI)
Library Services to the Incarcerated and Detained
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Library Services for the Justice Involved (LSJI) is an interest group for library professionals, students, correctional staff, volunteers, or anyone who serves the underserved in correctional settings (prison, jail, detention centers, state mental health institutes, juvenile facilities) or justice-involved individuals (those in halfway houses, community corrections, sober living, transitional housing, on parole, or the formerly incarcerated).
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Resources:
- ALA (¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ), 2019. Prisoners Right to Read, An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights.
- ALA, 2023. [Research Guide].
- Austin, J. 2021. Library Services and Incarceration: Recognizing barriers, strengthening access. Chicago: ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ. by Dr. Jeanie Austin, ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ, 2021.
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023. )
- San Francisco Partnership, 2003. .
- San Francisco Public Library, 2023. [Training series and WebApp “Mapping Library Services funded by the Mellon Foundation.]
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