ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

A policy at Bernalillo County's Metropolitan Detention Center is preventing inmates from having books and all other paper possessions.

The new rule went into effect in July and is meant to stop drugs and other contraband from getting into the jail. Instead, inmates now have tablets with which they can read letters, look at photos, and read books, too.

The county Detention Facility Advisory Board wants to give the no-books rule a closer look. At their meeting on Nov. 19, they voted in favor of an independent audit of the policy.

KOAT reached out to MDC about the book policy. They said they have no statement about it at this time.

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