34 U.S.C. § 60534 — Bureau of Prisons policy on chapel library materials
submitted 18 years ago by Pub. L. 110-199 to r/title-34-CRIME-CONTROL-AND-LAW-ENFORCEMENT · 137 words · no verdicts yet
The Bureau of Prisons had to end its Standardized Chapel Library project. It can still block materials that promote violence or crime, or that break other laws. This doesn't change the Bureau's power to restrict individual prisoners' access for safety or discipline reasons.
(a) In general. No later than 30 days after April 9, 2008, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons had to end the Standardized Chapel Library project — or any similar project, under any name, that tries to compile, list, or otherwise restrict what reading materials, audiotapes, videotapes, or other materials prisoners can access in a chapel library. Two exceptions remain: the Bureau of Prisons may still restrict access to (1) chapel library materials that try to incite, promote, or otherwise suggest committing violence or criminal activity; and (2) any other materials that another law or regulation already prohibits.
(b) Rule of construction. Nothing in this section changes the Bureau of Prisons' other policies about giving specific prisoners access to materials for reasons of security, safety, sanitation, or discipline.
Not later than 30 days after April 9, 2008, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall discontinue the Standardized Chapel Library project, or any other project by whatever designation that seeks to compile, list, or otherwise restrict prisoners’ access to reading materials, audiotapes, videotapes, or any other materials made available in a chapel library, except that the Bureau of Prisons may restrict access to—
any materials in a chapel library that seek to incite, promote, or otherwise suggest the commission of violence or criminal activity; and
any other materials prohibited by any other law or regulation.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to impact policies of the Bureau of Prisons related to access by specific prisoners to materials for security, safety, sanitation, or disciplinary reasons.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 110–199, title II, § 214, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 683.)
- 2008Enacted · Pub. L. 110-199 · 122 Stat. 683
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 110-199 on 2008-04-09.
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