Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 37. LAW |
PART III. Agencies and Offices |
Subpart B. Department of Corrections |
Chapter 95. County Correctional Institutions |
SubChapter B. ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS, REGULATIONS AND FACILITIES |
Section 95.236. Access to legal resources
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The following are the minimum requirements applicable to access to legal resources:
(1) To enable inmates to exercise their right of access to the courts, inmates shall be permitted access to adequate legal resources. Written local policy shall provide a means of assistance for an inmate that does not speak English.
(2) County wardens shall have discretion in determining the type of legal resources to be made available to ensure inmates can exercise their right to access to the courts.
The provisions of this § 95.236 readopted May 18, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 1619; amended February 18, 2000, effective February 19, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 866. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (261613).
Notation
The provisions of this § 95.236 amended under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 186).