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KRS Chapter 197.00

  • .010   Definitions for chapter.  

  • .011   Name of women's institution.

  • .020   Administrative regulations to be promulgated by Department of Corrections -- Fee for use of medical facilities -- Reimbursement of telehealth consultations -- Use of jail medical facilities by state prisoner governed by KRS 441.045.

  • .022   Personal attendance of state prisoner in civil action -- Transportation orders -- Payment of costs -- Participation of prisoner in action by alternative methods allowed.

  • .023   Duty to maintain grievance reports -- Open record -- Content -- Destruction.

  • .025   Restrictions on access to inmate and facility records -- Appeal procedure -- Restrictions on access to policies and procedure.

  • .030   Department may contract for construction of railroads on penitentiary property.

  • .035   Computation of consecutive or concurrent sentence.

  • .040   Repealed, 1956.

  • .041   Credit for period confined on reversal and second conviction.

  • .045   Credit on sentence for prior confinement, educational accomplishment, good behavior, or meritorious service -- Requirement of completion of sex offender treatment program for eligible sexual offenders -- Forfeiture of credit for certain dismissals of inmates' civil actions.  

  • .047   Credit on sentence for work on governmental services program-related project -- Eligibility -- Computation of credit -- Forfeiture of credit.

  • .050   Warden to inform prisoners of law on escapes.

  • .055   Education program on AIDS -- Policies for inmates -- Testing program.

  • .057   Course for inmates on prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma.

  • .060   Repealed, 1942.

  • .061   Repealed, 1992.

  • .065   Classification and segregation of prisoners in penal institutions -- Transfer between institutions.

  • .070   Employment of prisoners -- Manufacture of clothing -- Industrial training.

  • .080   Repealed, 1954.

  • .090   Repealed, 1954.

  • .100   Repealed, 1954.

  • .110   Administrative regulations relating to classification, work, and pay of prisoners.

  • .120   Employment of prisoners by other state agencies -- Restriction.

  • .130   Prisoners not to be required to work outside prison -- Exceptions.

  • .140   Prisoners not eligible to be worked outside prison.

  • .150   Prisoners or dependents to receive compensation for work outside prison -- Prisoners with dependents to have preference.

  • .160   Governor or his designee to approve contracts.

  • .170   Release of prisoner -- Parties to be notified -- Means of providing notice -- Posting of notice received by law enforcement officers.

  • .175   Release of prisoners on first day of month of sentence expiration.

  • .180   Clothing and transportation to be furnished convict upon release.

  • .200   Department may establish facilities for manufacture of products for use of governmental agencies.

  • .210   Purchases of prison-made products by state agencies and political subdivisions.

  • .220   Priority of state agencies in obtaining prison-made products.

  • .230   Prices.

  • .240   Use of moneys from sale of products.

  • .250   Contracts for equipment, tools, supplies, and materials.

  • .260   Repealed, 1968.

  • .270   Voluntary chaplain program.

  • .275   Access to religious publications or instructional materials.

    • Treatment Program for Sexual Offenders

  • .400   Specialized treatment program for sexual offenders.

  • .410   Definitions of "sexual offender," "eligible sexual offender," and "department."  

  • .420   Department of Corrections to administer program -- Treatment in inpatient and outpatient environments -- Transfer -- Staff -- Data collection.

  • .430   Agreements with public or private agencies.

  • .440   Sexual offender's communications which are privileged.

    • Privatization of Prisons

  • .500   Definitions for KRS 197.505 to 197.525.

  • .505   Privatization of prisons -- Maintenance of designated security level of the facility -- Locations restricted.

  • .510   Terms of contract -- Budget -- Annual audit -- Space requirements -- Staffing requirements -- Failure to provide required services, products, or facilities.

  • .515   Performance evaluations.

  • .520   Experience requirements.

  • .525   Regulatory authority of department.

  • .530   Assessment of fine or penalty against private provider -- Notice -- Hearing -- Appeal.

  • .535   Authority of persons acting as private provider.

  • .540   Irrevocable letter of credit as substitute for performance bond -- Protection of state's interest in continual level of prison beds.

    • Penalties

  • .990   Penalties.

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