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Alaska Prison System Adds LexisNexis Legal Research Terminals to Prison Libraries; Department of Corrections to Save Thousands Annually by Reducing Library Costs.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 08-NOV-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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DAYTON, Ohio -- LexisNexis U.S., a leading provider of legal, news and business information services, announced today it is providing legal research to the prison libraries in all Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities. The installation of legal information terminals allows the state to comply with court mandates requiring inmate access to the law while saving approximately $200,000 per year on staffing, maintenance, security and law book subscriptions.

The Alaska DOC has installed 58 secure terminals in 12 in-state facilities (serving 3,600 prisoners) and one out-of-state contract facility (serving 800 prisoners) that inmates use to access LexisNexis(R) legal research via a tightly controlled network.

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