Self Help
State Prisoner Library Requests
The following organizations help inmates/prisoners with their library requests:
- Principal Librarian
Department of Corrections
Library Services Education and Inmate Programs Unit
P.O. Box 942883-0001
1515 S Street
Sacramento, CA
- Community Legal Information Center (CLIC)
Penal Law Project
Building 25, Suite 102
Chico, CA 95929-0190
- Prison Law Office (publisher of the California Prisoners’ Rights Handbook)the P.L.O. also offers resource guides on topics such as conditions, parole suitability, immigration, and criminal
law information at this website. - Public Information Officers (PIOs) – Each prison in California has a PIO who is there to field inquiries about the institution they represent. Find the PIO for the prison that is the subject of your inquiry here.
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More Information
Hours
Monday - Thursday:
8am-4pm
Friday:
8am-12pm
1-3:30 available by appointment only
Location and Phone
1415 Truxtun Ave, Rm. 301 Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 610-6325
Available Services
Including library services & resources availble for use
Information and Guidance
For example, which forms to complete and how to file them.