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§60534 Bureau of Prisons Policy on Chapel Library Materials

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Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 30 days after April 9, 2008, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons must stop the Standardized Chapel Library project and any similar program that collects, lists, or limits prisoners’ access to chapel books, audiotapes, videotapes, or other materials. The Bureau may still block items that try to encourage violence or crime, or items already banned by other laws or rules. This does not change rules that limit a specific prisoner’s access for security, safety, cleanliness, or disciplinary reasons.

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Title 34, §60534

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(a)In general

Not later than 30 days after April 9, 2008, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall discontinue the Standardized Chapel Library project, or any other project by whatever designation that seeks to compile, list, or otherwise restrict prisoners’ access to reading materials, audiotapes, videotapes, or any other materials made available in a chapel library, except that the Bureau of Prisons may restrict access to—

(1)any materials in a chapel library that seek to incite, promote, or otherwise suggest the commission of violence or criminal activity; and

(2)any other materials prohibited by any other law or regulation.

(b)Rule of construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed to impact policies of the Bureau of Prisons related to access by specific prisoners to materials for security, safety, sanitation, or disciplinary reasons.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 17534 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 60534

Title 34, Navy

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110