Donna, its the same for us. Subscriptions and books from the vendor only. Sorry, didnt make that very clear.
I can vouch for the fact that even the best stocked prison library is sadly lacking. Offenders regularly donate their books to the library, especially since they can only have a limited number at a time and its just too expensive for them to mail books back out. You can donate books directly to the library as well. Again, check with the individual institution and they will give you the proper procedure for donating reading materials.
I cant vouch for other states but we purchase magazines for the library through the Inmate Canteen Fund, the fund maintained by the profits from the sale of tobacco products, food, legal and hygiene items to offenders. Its also used for a variety of other programs to benefit the offenders.
