Statute · New York Correction Law
N.Y. Correct. Law § 500-e — Reading matter; divine service
N.Y. Correct. Law § 500-e
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Correction Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 500-e. Reading matter; divine service. Each keeper shall provide a bible to be kept in each room of the jail in his charge, and he shall permit the persons therein confined to be supplied with other suitable and proper books and papers, and if practicable, he shall cause divine service to be…
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N.Y. Correct. Law § 500-e — Reading matter; divine service is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 500-e. Reading matter; divine service. Each keeper shall provide a bible to be kept in each room of the jail in his charge, and he shall permit the persons therein confined to be supplied with other suitable and proper books and papers, and if practicable, he shall cause divine service to be conducted for the benefit of the prisoners, at least once each Sunday, if there shall be room in the prison that may be safely used for that purpose.