# Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-5: Bible furnished for each prisoner - Ministers to have

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## Section

- **Citation:** Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-5
- **Heading:** Bible furnished for each prisoner - Ministers to have
- **Jurisdiction:** Oklahoma
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-5

## Text

access.

The keeper of each prison shall provide, at the expense of the

county or state, as the case may be, for each prisoner under his

charge, who may be able and desirous to read, a copy of the Bible,

or New Testament, to be used by such prisoner during his

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 15

confinement, and any minister of the gospel, disposed to aid in

reforming the prisoners, and instructing them in their moral and

religious duties, shall have access to them at seasonable and proper

times.

R.L. 1910, § 4607.

## Nearby sections

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- [Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-14 Removal of prisoners in case of fire](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T57_S57-14.md)
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