The Texas State Publications Clearinghouse of the Texas State Library has prepared this list of materials pertaining to legislative and executive branch publications on the state and local level. Judicial branch publications are judged innappropriate as they are best left in the domain of the law library. The specific topics are…

Part 1 of this publication consists of a listing, by state, of law libraries which will respond to requests for legal information from prisoners. Services may include photocopies of needed statutes, cases, or other material; books on loan; and/or reference work. Citations include the name and address of the library, types of requests it will…

Two checklists are provided as a recommended collection for prison law libraries. The first list is for a minimum collection and the second for an expanded collection. Each entry includes place of publication, publisher, dates, number of volumes, and prices. Information on necessary shelf space and a directory of publishers is also included. (JG)

The American Association of Law Libraries has published a two-part bibliography containing: (1) a list of legal material for a minimum collection in both a state and federal prison, and (2) an expanded list, including court decisions starting in 1950. Also included are a publishers directory for legal resources and a listing of required shelf…