LA County Board

21. Ensuring Reliable Access to Reading Materials for Individuals\nIncarcerated in Los Angeles County Jails\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Request the Sheriff to\nreport back to the Board in writing in 90 days with the following:\nAn update on its efforts to install bookshelves throughout County jail\nfacilities and to institute regular schedules, through unit orders, for the\nmobile book carts that are used to deliver books to each unit, and explore\nempowering incarcerated individuals (including trustees) to become\nresponsible for maintaining book catalogues, establishing a borrowing\nsystem, and otherwise being responsible for the management of the\nbooks in their respective units;\nAn analysis of whether the Sheriff’s Department can make book donation\ninformation (e.g., locations, policies, particular requests, etc.) readily\navailable to the public via its website; and\nA proposal for reinstituting the previous pilot program to make reading\ntablets available to individuals who are incarcerated , including potential\nlocation(s), number of tablets needed, and a budget analysis for all costs\nassociated with such a pilot program; and\nReach out to the County Librarian and report back to the Board in writing in 90\ndays with a description of opportunities for the two Departments to partner on\nbook collection/donation and sharing information about book donations with the\npublic. (23-0833)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Horvath\nPublic Comment/Correspondence