The Bureau of Prisons is piloting tablet-based access to legal research tools across several institutions to enhance inmate legal access.
In a tech-forward move, the Bureau of Prisons is piloting tablet-based legal library access in select facilities, aiming to improve legal equity and research access for inmates.
https://www.justice.gov/oig/news/press-releases/2024/03/bop-launches-legal-library-access-on-tablets-in-prison-pilot-program
https://fedkite.com/newsletter/legal-access-technology/
Federal Prison Oversight Act Passed by Senate
Tagged BOP, BOP modernization, BOP pilot program, criminal justice tech, digital access, digital equity, electronic resources, federal institutions, incarcerated access, incarcerated education, inmate legal access, inmate rights, justice innovation, legal empowerment, legal help for inmates, legal library, legal research, legal tools, prison access to justice, prison internet, prison law access, prison modernization, prison reform, prison technology, tablets in prison, tech in prisons, tech-forward prisons
