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Committee approves resolution ordering study of prison libraries' quality
Summary
House Resolution 36 directs the Joint State Government Commission to study the quality of carceral libraries and deliver findings and recommendations within one year; committee members asked for clarification on what the study will examine and whether Department of Corrections librarians are regional or institutional.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to send House Resolution 36 to the floor, directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the quality of library services in state correctional institutions and report findings and recommendations within one year.
Committee counsel described the measure: "Mister chairman, house resolution 36 directs the joint state government commission to conduct a study on the quality of carceral libraries in…
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