§ 95.245. Incoming publications.

 Recommended guidelines. The following are the recommended guidelines for incoming publications:

   (1)  The jail administrator should give a wide latitude in allowing outside magazines, newspapers, reference materials, training manuals, religious tracts and pamphlets, fiction and nonfiction books, and legal publications to enter the jail whether a part of the library or as personal inmate purchase.

   (2)  A decision to declare a publication unacceptable should be based on a clear showing that admission of the publication shall jeopardize the discipline and good order of the jail.

   (3)  All prisoners should be permitted a reasonable quantity of reading materials and all legal materials necessary for research or preparation of his or her case, to be retained in his or her cell, locker, or dormitory. Neatness and good order should be of primary concern rather than a specified number of publications. Excessive quantities should be disposed of by amicable agreement with the inmate if at all possible.

   The provisions of this §  95.245 readopted May 18, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 1619.