Sec. 5. (a) The department shall provide a confined person, without cost, a reasonable amount of stationery, envelopes, and postage for transmission of correspondence, and shall make available for purchase additional stationery, envelopes, and postage.

     (b) A confined person may elect to use another method of correspondence offered by the department instead of using stationery, envelopes, and postage provided by the department.

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.78-2015, SEC.1.