Opinion ID: 685664
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Contents of the Law Libraries

Text: 10 Undisputed facts support the district court's finding that the contents of ADOC's law libraries are inadequate. In several libraries, volumes of various reporters, as well as the pocket parts to various secondary sources are missing. Updated inventories are unquestionably an essential element of an adequate library system. See Lindquist v. Idaho State Board of Corrections, 776 F.2d 851 (9th Cir.1985) (affirming district court's order that state must furnish essential and up-to-date law books). 11 Several libraries also do not contain self-help manuals to instruct inmates on how to use the law books. The complexities of legal research at the very least require these aids to enable inmates to use the books effectively. As the Court in Bounds mandated, access must be adequate, effective, and meaningful. 430 U.S. at 822, 97 S.Ct. at 1495 (emphasis added).