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2 | Alachua County Library District | 401 East University Ave. | Gainesville | FL | 32601 | Alachua | Provides photocopies of cases or statutes for a fee to inmates housed in the state of Florida. | $0.15 per page, plus tax. The library may limit the total amount to $20.00 | Fee-based document delivery of cases and statutes, by citation only. | |||
3 | Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records | 1700 W. Washington | Phoenix | AZ | 85007 | Maricopa | Serves prisoners in Arizona only. | $.25 per page, $2.00 mailing fee. Prepayment required. | Fee-based document delivery. | Correct citations required. Updated 2014 | ||
4 | Benton County Law Library | 559 NW Monroe | Corvallis | OR | 97330 | Benton | The State of Oregon Law Library will only respond to inmate requests from inmates of Oregon institutions or requests relating to Oregon law. Only materials not available from Oregon Department of Corrections facilities will be provided. As the ODOC provides access to Oregon and Federal case law no requests for such materials will be fulfilled. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | No material loaned and no research service provided. Library will photocopy and mail requested material if a specific citation is provided by the patron. Requests must be in writing only and related to Oregon criminal law. Responses limited to 20 page maximum and only one request filled per inmate per month. | Updated 2021 | ||
5 | Berks County Law Library | 633 Court St. | 10th Fl Courthouse | Reading | PA | 19601 | Berks | Serves prisoners and other institution residents located at institutions in Pennsylvania through interlibrary loan. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Materials loaned through institution library only. No loan to individuals. | Updated 2014 | |
6 | California State Library, Witkin State Law Library | PO Box 942837 | 914 Capitol Mall | Sacramento | CA | 94237/95814 | Sacramento | Serves prisoners and other institutional residents located in California.Will respond to out of state inmates on a limited basis. | $.20 per page plus $5.00 transaction charge per written request. Copying micro format: $.30 per page plus $5.00 transaction charge. Prepayment by check or money order is preferred but will send a limited number of pages without payment. Also accept third party credit/debit card payments. Payee: Los Angeles County Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No material loaned. Limited reference and research work. Will reply to letter, phone, and email requests. | Correct citations are not required. Preference is to in-state prisoners; others served as time and staff permits. Updated 2014 | |
7 | Colorado Supreme Court Library | B112 State Judicial Bldg. | 2 East 14th Ave. | Denver | CO | 80203 | Denver | Prisoners in the U.S. with requests relating to Indian Law only. | Generally free for less than 40 pages, otherwise a donation is requested. Payee is the National Indian Law Library. Bills will not be sent without first notifying the patron. | Services available are: document delivery, reference/research, cite checking. No loans. Email address of person who can accept content on behalf of the prisoner is encouraged and allows them to offer electronic documents in a timely way. | None listed. Updated 2014. | |
8 | Community Legal Information Center (CLIC) at Julien & Virginia Cornell Library | 164 Chelsea Street | PO BOX 60 | South Royalton | VT | 05609 | Windsor | CLIC is available to all Vermont residents, which includes incarcerated individuals. | Free | CLIC offers free walk-in legal reference services to members of the public. For inmates, the service is by mail request. An individual may mail a request for a copy of up to five cases, statutes, rules or regulations. The request must include a full citation to the case; law librarians do not perform legal research. | None listed. Updated August 2019 | |
9 | Connecticut State Library, Law/Legislative Reference | 231 Capitol Avenue | Hartford | CT | 06106 | Hartford | Court personnel, attorneys, public patrons | $.10 per page when patron makes photocopy; $.25 per page when staff make copies and copies are mailed. | Fee-based document delivery. | None listed. | ||
10 | Creighton Law Library & Legal Research Center | 2500 California Plaza | Omaha | NE | 68178 | Douglas | Only prisoners housed in the Omaha, Nebraska metropolitan area. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. Lends materials only in exceptional circumstances. Very limited reference service. | None listed. | ||
11 | Dane County Legal Resource Center | 215 S. Hamilton St. | Room L1007 | Madison | WI | 53703 | Dane | Serves Wisconsin inmates. | $10.00 per request, plus $.20 per page. Prepayment required. Requestor will be notified of amount due prior to processing request. | Fee-based document delivery. No material loaned. No reference service. | Updated 2014 | |
12 | Donald L. Garbrecht Law Library, University of Maine School of Law | 246 Deering Avenue | Portland | ME | 04102 | Cumberland | Serves prisoners and other institution residents located in Maine only. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No reference work. | Send to attention of "Interlibrary Loans". Updated 2014 | ||
13 | Georgetown Law Library | 111 G St NW | Washington | DC | 20001 | N/A | Any prisoner | Free (we cannot mail more than 50 sheets of paper per request) | Print copies of primary U.S. federal and state legal materials available through free online sources. Citations required. No materials loaned or copied from physical collection. | U.S. mail requests only. We can accept and respond to only a limited number of letters received each month. | ||
14 | Hamilton County Law Library | 1000 Main St., Room 601 | Cincinnati | OH | 45202 | Hamilton | Serves inmates in Hamilton County. We recommend that incarcerated people at other institutions inquire locally as to services available in their area. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No material loaned. | Specific citations required. Updated 2014 | ||
15 | Hawaii Dept. of Public Safety -- Library Services | 919 Ala Moana | Room 405 | Honolulu | HI | 96814 | Honolulu | Serves inmates and other prison residents located at institutions throughout Arkansas and North Texas by providing photocopies of legal materials for a fee. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery copying services available, where exact citations provided. All prisoner requests must come through the prison library. Will not perform reference work. Will lend and ship books and other physical materials via InterLibrary Loan process only in exceptional circumstances. | No effort is made to correct incorrect citations. Citations must include the title of the book, the volume number, and the page numbers; if a statute is requested, the name of the state, the chapter or title of the section and a section number is needed. Additional information such as names of parties or dates is helpful. Prisoners should seek to fill their requests from materials at their institution's library before placing requests with the UALR/Pulaski County Law Library. Updated 2014 | |
16 | Howard University School of Law Library | 2929 Van Ness Street NW | Washington | DC | 20008 | Inmates in Alachua County who are housed at the Alachua County Sheriff's Office Department of the Jail. | There is no billing or prepaid requirement. Through an interlocal agreement, the ACSO compensates the ACLD for providing library service to inmates via the Jail Library. It is currently on a three year agreement. | Document Delivery from the Jail Library’s resources is provided to inmates who are unable to visit the library. If the requested information cannot be found using their citation, the request form is returned to them for clarification. Jail Library staff also provides reference service to users. In addition, the Library does allow inmates to check out materials from the collection. They are allowed to check out two items per weekly visit for a loan period of six weeks per item. | We do not take phone requests. The inmate’s request is submitted to Classification. The request is approved and signed off on by a Jail staff member before library staff receives it. Request forms are not taken directly from the inmate. If it is something that we cannot process for whatever reason, the form is sent to the inmate with an explanation of why it could not be filled. Updated 2014. | |||
17 | Idaho State Law Library (University of Idaho) | PO Box 83720 | 501 W. Front St | Boise | ID | 83702 | Ada | Serves inmates in Idaho prisons and other correctional institutions and Idaho inmates out-of-state. May provide service to other inmates incarcerated out-of-state if time permits. | Our costs and fees are $.15 per side plus postage (postage charges depending on page count). Pre-payment required. Payee: University of Idaho/Idaho State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No materials loaned. No reference work done. | Correct citations required. No phone requests. | |
18 | Indiana University Maurer School of Law Library | 211 S. Indiana Ave. | Bloomington | IN | 47405 | Monroe | Prisoners incarcerated in the state of Indiana | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Will send up to 50 pages at a time of specific legal sounces (i.e. request includes citation) | Will not send more than 50 pages. List most important material requested first. Make requests to Leopold Loeb c/o Law Library at Maurer School of Law. Updated 2014. | ||
19 | Jenkins Law Library | 1801 Market St., Suite 900 | Ten Penn Center | Philadelphia | PA | 19103 | Philadelphia | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery only. No research provided. No materials loaned. No library membership allowed. | Exact citations required. Updated 2021 | ||
20 | Johnson County Law Library | 100 N. Kansas Ave. | Courthouse, Room 101 | Olathe | KS | 66061 | Johnson | Johnson County Detention Center | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery; no reference or research. | Request must be made using "Johnson County Adult Detention Center Inmate Request Form." Limit of one request (up to 5 citations) per inmate per week. Exact, accurate, complete, and legible citations required. Only citations to court cases, Missouri or Kansas statutes, and Attorney General opinions will be processed. Will not process materials available in the Detention Center Library. Citations that were previously requested and copied for inmate will not be processed again. Updated 2014. | |
21 | Josephine County Law Library | 500 NW Sixth Street | Grants Pass | OR | 97526 | Josephine | Inmates of the Benton County Jail | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Jail staff take requests from inmates, obtain books from the Library, and return books to the Library. | none listed | ||
22 | Kane County Law Library | 37 W. 777 Rt. 38 | St. Charles | IL | 60175 | Kane County | Inmates with pending jailable Kane County offenses. Requests will not be filled for inmates with attorneys or who are in a facility with a library containing legal materials. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Delivery of copies of specific citations. General requests and requests for Illinois Compiled Statute sections will not be filled. | Requests must be in writing and include the name of the inmate making the request, their inmate/booking number, and their Kane County case number. Limit of 10 citation requests per inmate per month. Requests for information previously supplied will not be fulfilled. Exact citations required. Requests for entire chapters or more than 50 pages may be denied based on copyright compliance and/or staff time and resources. Will not supply service to inmates incarcerated in location with existing law library. Updated 2014. | ||
23 | Kansas Supreme Court Law Library | 301 SW 10th Ave. | Kansas Judicial Center | Topeka | KS | 66612 | Shawnee | Inmates in state facilities, local jails, federal prisons, and other jurisdictions | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. Limited reference/research as time permits. No material loaned. | Requests must be legible. Correct citations preferred. Will accept telephone requests (785-296-3257) if charges are not reversed. Do not send money with requests. Submit requests first. Library will respond with quote. Prepayment required. Updated 2014 | |
24 | LA Law Library | 301 West First Street | Los Angeles | CA | 90012-3100 | Los Angeles | Serves prisoners in California correctional institutions only through prison libraries under procedures established by the Dept. of Corrections. Under the procedures prison libraries should use the Sacramento County Law Library to obtain materials. | None (but provided only under arrangement described above). | Interlibrary loan and photocopies under arrangement above. | We do not provide materials directly to prisoners. Updated 2014 | ||
25 | Law Library at New Haven | County Courthouse | 235 Church Street | New Haven | CT | 06510 | New Haven | Any prisoner, but it must come from the prisoner themselves, not from librarians or other institutions | Free | Will only be able to accept and respond to a limited number of letters received each month; all remaining prisoner correspondence received that month will be returned to the sender with no response. Only primary U.S. legal materials may be requested, and can only provide materials available through free online sources. | Correct citations required. No limit on the number of citations that may be requested, but no more than 50 sheets (double-sided) will be mailed per request. Updated 2017 | |
26 | Law Library of Louisiana | 400 Royal St. | Second floor | New Orleans | LA | 70130-2104 | Orleans Parish | Inmates in Louisiana prisons and other correctional facilities. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Photocopies of cases, statutes, law reviews, etc. No reference service. No material loaned. | Correct citations required. Request must be in writing and legible. Updated 2014 | |
27 | Library of Michigan, State Law Library | 702 W. Kalamazoo Street | PO Box 30007 | Lansing | MI | 48909 | Ingham | Persons incarcerated in Oakland County jail facilities only. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Photocopies of legal reference material, by citation only. Small Michigan law collections in each jail facility. Leisure reading materials. | None listed. | |
28 | Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center | 1 East Campus Drive | Baton Rouge | LA | 70803-1010 | East Baton Rouge Parish | Inmates in Louisiana prisons and Louisiana inmates in out of state prisons | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Photocopy service only of case law, statutes, and law review articles. | Correct citations required. No forms provided. Does not provide legal advice. Does not answer legal questions. Updated 2014. | ||
29 | Lynchburg Public Law Library | 900 Church Street | Lynchburg | VA | 24504 | Lynchburg | Serves only inmates in Virginia correctional institutions. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No research or reference. Letters only, no phone calls. Inmate must provide full citation or exact pages of item desired. | Some Virginia correctional institutions maintain photocopy accounts with the Virginia State Law Library. Inmates at those institutions should contact the appropriate staff member there. Updated 2014 | ||
30 | Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library | 43 State House Station | Augusta | ME | 04333 | Kennebec | Supports legal information services of Maine correctional institutions. Provides Maine legal information only to institutional residents outside Maine. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Requests must be made through the institutional library or education department | Some Virginia correctional institutions maintain photocopy accounts with the Virginia State Law Library. Inmates at those institutions should contact the appropriate staff member there. Updated 2015 | ||
31 | Maricopa County Superior Court Law Library | 101 W. Jefferson St. | Phoenix | AZ | 85003 | Maricopa | Will respond to any request received. Services officially limited to Arizona | The charge for printouts is ten cents per page. We may be able to provide copies of documents or cases with an exact citation, but there is a fee for this service. Our charges are a $2.50 service charge, plus 50 cents per page. Prepayment in the exact amount in the form of a check or money order made payable to Superior Court Law Library is required. | Fee-based document delivery only. | Library staff will make every reasonable effort to respond to requests for specific legal materials such as statutes, court rules and case law. We cannot give legal assistance, interpret the law, or fill any requests in which it is unclear what is being requested. Updated 2014 | ||
32 | Marquette University Law Library | Eckstein Hall | 1215 West Michigan Street | Milwaukee | WI | 53233 | Milwaukee | Dane County jail inmates housed in the City County Building, Public Safety Building, or William H. Ferris Center. | Fees are paid for by the Dane County Sheriff's Office | Fee-based document delivery. Materials loaned. Reference assistance provided under policy (614.03). | Written requests are submitted on forms and screened by deputies; inmates are not allowed to visit the library. Updated 2014 | |
33 | Maryland State Law Library | Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building | 361 Rowe Boulevard | Annapolis | MD | 21401 | Anne Arundel | Serves primarily prisoners and other residents located in Maryland. Will serve out-of-state prisoners. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Photocopies (document delivery) only. The Library is a non-circulating facility, and does not loan materials. Requests for cite-checking are subject to the same document delivery fees as photocopies. | Residents of correctional facilities are considered members of the public in regard to Library services. As with reference requests from all other members of the public, Library staff will, when and where possible, point researchers to helpful resources and referrals. All incoming correspondence will receive a reply; if the Library cannot assist, the response will so indicate. Updated 2014. | |
34 | Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Norfolk | MCI-Norfolk, 2 Clark Street | PO Box 43 | Norfolk | MA | 02056 | Norfolk | Serves prisoners and other institution residents located at institutions in Massachusetts. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Document delivery of cases and statutes upon receipt of correct citations. No reference service. | Residents of correctional facilities are considered members of the public in regard to Library services. As with reference requests from all other members of the public, Library staff will, when and where possible, point researchers to helpful resources and referrals. All incoming correspondence will receive a reply; if the Library cannot assist, the response will so indicate. Updated 2014. | |
35 | Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries - Bristol Law Library | 9 Court Street | Taunton | MA | 02780 | Bristol | Serve prisoners located at prisons and county jails in Massachusetts. Requests can be made in writing, via email or phone. | no fees or charges | we provide document delivery, legal research, and reference, and no materials are lent. | |||
36 | Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries - Berkshire Law Library | 76 East Street | Pittsfield | MA | 01201 | Berkshire | Serve prisoners located at prisons and county jails in Massachusetts. Requests can be made in writing, via email or phone. | no fees or charges | we provide document delivery, legal research, and reference, and no materials are lent. | |||
37 | Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries - Lowell Law Library | 370 Jackson Street | Lowell | MA | 01852 | Middlesex | Serve prisoners located at prisons and county jails in Massachusetts. Requests can be made in writing, via email or phone. | no fees or charges | we provide document delivery, legal research, and reference, and no materials are lent. | |||
38 | Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries - Middlesex Law Library | 200 Tradecenter Dr | 3rd Floor | Woburn | MA | 01801 | Middlesex | Serve prisoners located at prisons and county jails in Massachusetts. Requests can be made in writing, via email or phone. | no fees or charges | we provide document delivery, legal research, and reference, and no materials are lent. | ||
39 | Mercer University Law Library | 1021 Georgia Ave | Macon | GA | 1207 | Bibb | Inmates under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety, State of Hawaii. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Scheduled use of law libraries located in each correctional facility on the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai. | None listed. | ||
40 | Minnesota State Law Library | 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | St. Paul | MN | 55155-6102 | Ramsey | Inmates in the Ramsey County Jail and the Ramsey County Workhouse only. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Basic legal reference questions and photocopying. Take Workhouse requests over the phone, but due to volume jail inmates are required to use a special written form. Materials are sent by US mail to contact persons at the facilities for distribution. | Fill only requests relating to underlying criminal charges. Other requests, i.e., civil, have to be sent to the State Law Library. Updated 2014 | ||
41 | Missouri Supreme Court Library | Supreme Court Building, 207 West High St. | PO Box 448 | Jefferson City | MO | 65102 | Cole | Any prisoner who requests material and sends prepayment. Not limited to Missouri prisoners. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery for correct citations. No material loaned. No reference work. | Correct citations required. Phone requests taken (prisoners and jail staff). Requests can be addressed to the Missouri Supreme Court Library. Requests accepted from jail staff and/or prisoners. We will notify the patron by letter if we cannot fulfill the request. Updated 2014. | |
42 | National Indian Law Library | 1522 Broadway | Boulder | CO | 80302 | Boulder | Serves "courts and citizens of the state" (Conn.Gen. Stat. 11-19b). | $.15 per page plus $3 handling per order. Only three items per request. Prepayment required. Exact amount required; surplus forfeited. Payee: Connecticut State Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No material loaned. | Correct citations required. Does not provide forms. Will reply to all requests. Updated 2014 | ||
43 | Nevada Supreme Court Library | 201 S. Carson St. | Supreme Court Building | Carson City | NV | 89701-4702 | Carson City | Serves primarily prisoners in Nevada institutions. | The Supreme Court Law Library requires prepayment for photocopies ($0.10 per page for photocopies) plus postage. After receiving a request through mail, library staff will provide the inmate with the estimated cost of pages and postage. Payments should be submitted via check or money order made payable to the Supreme Court Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No material loaned. Results must be in writing and related to criminal law. | Correct citations required. Updated 2014. | |
44 | New Hampshire Law Library | Supreme Court Building | One Charles Doe Drive | Concord | NH | 3301 | Prisoners located in New Hampshire. Requests from out-of-state will be referred to local libraries. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Document delivery, ILL, reference services. Specific citations are preferred and unclear or overly general requests may be denied. In the absence of specific citations, library staff will, when possible, point researchers to helpful resources and referrals. We reserve the right to refuse requests that will be excessively time-consuming or disruptive to normal library workflows. We will not contact third parties on a prisoner’s behalf, nor send any mail or correspondence on their behalf. We will not send individuals’ home contact information. | We would take phone requests though as a practical matter it is unlikely that a prisoner could successfully reach us; because of our small staff patrons must frequently leave messages. There is no special requirement on to whom to address requests. Prisoners may contact us directly but ILL requests must come from jail staff. If we are unable to handle the request, we notify the patron. Updated 2018 | ||
45 | New York City Bar | 42 West 44th Street | New York | NY | 10036-6696 | New York | Any prisoner | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No research, reference, or cite-checking done. Prisoner must know exactly what is looking for, citations must be correct. Requests taken from prisoners or jail staff. No phone requests. No materials or books loaned. | Vast collection of records and briefs from all New York Courts, 2nd Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Updated 2014 | ||
46 | Oakland County Law Library | 1200 N. Telegraph Road | Dept. 450 | Pontiac | MI | 48341-0450 | Oakland | Persons incarcerated in state correctional facilities in Michigan. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery; no reference or research. | Submit requests through institutional librarian. Requests must include full citation. Updated 2014. | |
47 | Ramsey County Law Library | 1815 Court House | 15 Kellogg Blvd. W. | St. Paul | MN | 55102 | Ramsey | Serves inmates at the eight adult state correctional facilities. Additionally, they serve inmates in other state/federal facilities who are serving Minnesota Department of Corrections time. The Law Library Service to Prisoners Program operates out of the State Law Library, but is funded by the MN Department of Corrections. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Three circuit-riding law librarians visit eight state facilities on a regular basis. The librarians provide on-site reference assistance and training in legal research in the prison. Inmates can also request materials via phone or mail. Additional research is conducted by law librarians using State Law Library collection. | Address requests to : Law Library Service to Prisoners. Updated 2014. | |
48 | San Francisco Law Library | 1145 Market Street, 4th Floor | San Francisco | CA | 94103 | San Francisco | Inmates in Colorado and other jurisdictions. | $0.50 per page, must be pre-paid via check or money order made out to Colorado Supreme Court Library. Limit of 7 cases/statutes per request. | Fee-based document delivery | Exact citations required. Cannot Shepardize, | ||
49 | St. Thomas University Law Library | 16400 NW 32 Avenue | Miami | FL | 33054 | Dade | Serves prisoners and other institution residents, including detainees, located at institutions throughout Florida. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No material loaned. Limited reference work. | none listed | ||
50 | State Library of Pennsylvania | 607 South Dr. | Room 102 Forum Bldg | Harrisburg | PA | 17120 | Dauphin | Serves only Berks County residents regardless of place of imprisonment. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No material loaned. | Correct citations required. Updated 2014 | |
51 | State of Oregon Law Library | 1163 State St | Salem | OR | 97301 | Marion | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Reference assistance. Fee-based document delivery. | Requests may be made by phone 541-474-5488. | |||
52 | Taylor County Law Library | 300 Oak Street | Abilene | TX | 79602 | Taylor | Preference given to Texas inmates, but other jurisdictions answered | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Limited reference assistance. Free photocopies. Referrals to relevant agences and sources. No loans. | Updated 2014 | ||
53 | Texas State Law Library | PO BOX 12367 | Austin | TX | 78711-2367 | Travis | Own jail system, but will allow inmates in other institutions to set up prepaid accounts. Minimum of $20 is sugested. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Will not do research unless search etc. suggested. Will copy from usual databases such as Westlaw, Lexis and Pacer, etc. Will copy from any book contained in library. WIll not do interlibrary loans. No reference. Copies only and phone calls to check status. | Charge $2.00 for phone calls made on inmate's behalf. | ||
54 | Texas Tech University Law Library | Texas Tech University Law Library | Lubbock | TX | 79409 | Lubbock | Texas inmates. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based photocopy services (copies of materials from library holdings, “court records from the Texas Supreme Court, 3rd Court of Appeals of Texas or Texas Court of Criminal Appeals” – “excluding documentary exhibits.” | DO NOT SEND MONEY WITH INITIAL REQUEST. Request for copies must be submitted first. Library will respond with quote. Prepayment required (check or money order) before copies can be sent. Updated 2014 | ||
55 | Travis County Law Library | 314 W. 11 St. | Rm. 140 | Austin | TX | 78701 | Travis | People in jails and correction centers. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery -- photocopies of cases, statutes, and other items. | Correct citations required. Request must be in writing and legible. | |
56 | Tulane Law Library | Attn: Prisoner Letters | 6329 Freret Street | New Orleans | LA | 70118-6231 | Orleans | Serve prisoners and other institution residents located at institutions in Louisiana. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No material loaned. No reference work. | Correct citations required. Updated 2014. | |
57 | UALR/Pulaski County Law Library | 1203 McMath Avenue | Little Rock | AR | 72202 | Pulaski | Will respond to any request received. | After request is received, the library staff will count the number of pages and return the request to the prisoner giving the cost for the materials requested. Upon receipt of a certified check or money order, materials will be copied and shipped. Payment by cash through mail is not recommended. Payment by any other type of check will result in delay in providing the materials, until the check clears the bank and is deposited. | Fee-based document delivery. No material loaned. | Updated 2014 | ||
58 | University of Florida | P.O. Box 117628 | Gainesville | FL | 32611 | Alachua | Prisoners in the southeast | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | 100% postal mail service. Fee-based document delivery. No loans. No reference work or legal advice. | Correct citations required. U.S. mail requests only. Updated 2014. | ||
59 | University of Kansas Wheat Law Library | 1535 W. 15th Street | Green Hall | Lawrence | KS | 66045-7609 | Douglas | Prisoners and other institution residents located at institutions in Kansas, as well as those outside the state who require Kansas materials. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery; photocopies/printouts of case opinions and articles. Items will be loaned to libraries at Kansas institutions only. Requests for legal assistance referred to Law School's Project for Innocence & Post-Conviction Remedies. | Correct citations required; requests accepted by phone or by mail to ILL Department - may be made through institution staff or directly from inmate; notification will be given if unable to fill request. Updated 2014. | |
60 | University of North Carolina Law Library | Van Hecke-Wettach Building | 100 Ridge Road | Chapel Hill | NC | 27599-3385 | Orange | Library is open to anyone. Respond to mail requests from people incarcerated in North Carolina. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Document delivery of case law and limited other materials. No reference service. | Requests must be made in writing and legible. Citations required. | |
61 | University of South Carolina, Coleman Karesh Law Library | 701 Main St. | Columbia | SC | 29208 | Richland | Serves any prisoner who requests materials. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | No material loaned. No reference work done. Prepayment is required. | Correct citations required. Updated 2014 | ||
62 | University of Tennessee College of Law Library | 1505 West Cumberland Ave. | Knoxville | TN | 37996-1800 | Knox | Serves prisoners and other institution residents located at institutions in Tennessee; may provide service to prisoners and inmates incarcerated in other states if time permits. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Library will photocopy and mail requested material if a specific citation is provided by the patron. Interlibrary loan requests must be made via a responsible library. Loans must be requested via OCL or the ALA Interlibrary Loan Request Form. Patrons are given a one-month loan period. No research services. If request cannot be fulfilled, explanation will be provided. | Correct citations required. Would be willing to do trainings/visits if requested by local institution. Updated 2014. | ||
63 | University of Virginia Law Library | 580 Massie Road | Charlottesville | VA | 22903-1738 | Albemarle | Serves only Virginia prisoners. | $.25 per page, prepayment by money order. Payee: University of Virginia Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery - photocopies and printouts only. No material loaned other than to libraries. No reference or research services. Correct citations required (must be provided). | Updated 2014. | ||
64 | University of Wisconsin Law Library | 975 Bascom Mall | Madison | WI | 53706 | Dane | Serves only Wisconsin inmates. | $20.00 per citation. Prepayment required. Payee: University of Wisconsin Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No material loaned. No reference work. | None listed. Updated 2014. | ||
65 | Utah State Law Library | P.O. Box 140220 | Salt Lake City | UT | 84114-0220 | Salt Lake | Serves prisoners in Utah prisons and jails. The only materials provided to prisoners outside of Utah are superseded Utah Code sections and Utah appellate briefs. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery. No materials loaned. | Correct citations required. Updated 2014. | ||
66 | Vermont Department of Corrections | 103 S. Main St. | Waterbury | VT | 05671 | Washington | Vermont inmates house in & outside of Vermont | $.10 per page. | Scheduled use of law libraries located in each correctional facility, Legal education courses, prison law libraries, legal research assistance; inmates are provided with computers for online legal research, trained inmate law librarians for direct assistance | We serve Vermont prisoners or inmates being held pursuant to an agreement between the Vermont Department of Corrections and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. No materials loaned. Unclear or overly general questions will be negotiated via regular mail. Updated 2014 | ||
67 | Virginia State Law Library | 100 N. Ninth St. | Supreme Court Bldg., 2d Floor | Richmond | VA | 23219 | Library is open to anyone. Respond to mail requests from people incarcerated in Virginia. | $.15 per page plus $1.00 postage fee. Prepayment required. Accepts money orders and personal checks. If the cost is less than what is sent, a credit balance will be kept to cover future requests. | Fee-based document delivery. Copies of court cases, federal or Virginia statutes, Virginia legal forms, and most Virginia Law Reviews provided upon written request. Will also print information from websites (ex. mailing address for a VA court clerk). Correct citation required. Items not lended. Does not provide legal research or perform lengthy internet searches. Requests must be specific. | No phone requests. Updated 2014. | ||
68 | Wake Forest School of Law - Professional Center Library | 1834 Wake Forest Road | Winston Salem | NC | 27109 | Forsyth | Serves prisoners and other institution residents located at institutions in North Carolina only. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Fee-based document delivery service. No material loaned. No reference work done. Requests over 100 pages by be postponed or limited. Requests for research assistance will be directed to Law School Prisoners' Rights Project. | Correct citations required. Updated 2014 | ||
69 | Washington State Law Library | PO Box 40751 | Olympia | WA | 98501 | Thurston | Correctional institutions with library staff. Direct services provided per institution policies. | No charge; copy up to 30 pages. If more than 30 pages, request denied or alternative resource provided. | Photocopy materials. Loan material to correctional facility libraries via interlibrary loan. | Correct citation required. Ten citation limit per request. Updated 2021. | ||
70 | West Virginia State Law Library | 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E | Bldg 1, Rm E-404 | Charleston | WV | 25305 | Kanawha | Serves inmates in West Virginia correctional institutions only. Limited to items in the library’s print collection that are not accessible in print or electronic format in the requestor’s WV correctional institution. Inmate must provide complete and correct citation to requested document(s). | Limit 5 items per request. Free to inmates. | Updated 2014 | ||
71 | Western New England University School of Law Library | 1215 Wilbraham Road | Springfield | MA | 01119 | Hampden | Serves only prisoners housed at Massachusetts Correction Institution, Norfolk. Interlibrary loan for other Massachusetts Correctional Institutions. | $.25 per page plus $3.00 postage (no postage charge for Draper or Gunnison inmates). Pre-payment required. Payee: Utah State Law Library. | Photocopies. No material loaned. Reference work provided by professional librarian. Library functions as a research room with generous access for prisoners. | Photocopying done only for in-house prisoners and for other Massachusetts Correction Institutions. Updated 2014 | ||
72 | Wisconsin State Law Library | 120 MLK Jr. Blvd. | P.O. Box 7881 | Madison | WI | 53707-7881 | Dane | Prisoners and other institutionalized persons in Wisconsin. | $.75 per page, plus applicable sales tax. Prepayment required. | Fee-based document delivery. No materials loaned. | Do not send payment or stamps with intitial request. Wait to receive our reply and cost estimate. Updated 2014 | |
73 | Yavapai County Law Library | Courthouse – Room 104 | 120 South Cortez Street | Prescott | AZ | 86301 | Yavapai | Prisoners throughout California who contact us. | Free but limited to one or two pages. | Limited reference assistance. Limited free photocopies. Referrals to relevant agencies & sources. No loans. | None | |
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