Ind. Code § 11-11-7-1 : CORRECTIONS — CORRECTIONAL STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES — ACCESS TO LEGAL MATERIALS —11-7-1 - Access to legal materials to research legal matters and to prepare and file legal papers TEXT PDF The department shall afford a confined person reasonable access to legal materials to enable him to research legal matters and prepare and file legal papers. IC 11-11-7-1 As added by Acts1979 , P.L. 120, SEC.4.