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Kentucky Chapter 197 — Penitentiaries

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  • KRS 197.010— Definitions for chapter
  • KRS 197.011— Repealed, 2022
  • KRS 197.020— 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
  • KRS 197.022— Personal attendance of state prisoner in civil action -- Transportation orders -- Payment of costs -- Participation of prisoner in action by alternative methods allowed
  • KRS 197.023— Duty to maintain grievance reports -- Open record -- Content -- Destruction
  • KRS 197.025— Restrictions on access to inmate and facility records -- Appeal procedure -- Restrictions on access to policies and procedure
  • KRS 197.030— Department may contract for construction of railroads on penitentiary property
  • KRS 197.035— Computation of consecutive or concurrent sentence
  • KRS 197.040— Repealed, 1956
  • KRS 197.041— Credit for period confined on reversal and second conviction
  • KRS 197.045— 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 -- Payments for jails upon prisoner completion of department-approved program and sentence credit
  • KRS 197.047— Credit on sentence for work on governmental services program-related project -- Eligibility -- Computation of credit -- Forfeiture of credit
  • KRS 197.050— Warden to inform prisoners of law on escapes
  • KRS 197.055— Education program on AIDS -- Policies for inmates -- Testing program
  • KRS 197.057— Course for inmates on prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma
  • KRS 197.060— Repealed, 1942
  • KRS 197.061— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 197.065— Classification and segregation of prisoners in penal institutions -- Transfer between institutions
  • KRS 197.070— Employment of prisoners -- Manufacture of clothing -- Industrial training
  • KRS 197.080— Repealed, 1954
  • KRS 197.090— Repealed, 1954
  • KRS 197.100— Repealed, 1954
  • KRS 197.105— Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP) -- Lease of labor of state prisoners within department's facilities for production of nonagricultural goods for sale to public and private buyers
  • KRS 197.110— Administrative regulations relating to classification, work, and pay of prisoners
  • KRS 197.120— Employment of prisoners by other state agencies -- Restriction
  • KRS 197.130— Prisoners not to be required to work outside prison -- Exceptions
  • KRS 197.140— Prisoners not eligible to be worked outside prison
  • KRS 197.150— Prisoners or dependents to receive compensation for work outside prison -- Prisoners with dependents to have preference
  • KRS 197.160— Governor or his designee to approve contracts
  • KRS 197.170— Release of prisoner -- Parties to be notified -- Means of providing notice -- Posting of notice received by law enforcement officers
  • KRS 197.175— Release of prisoners on first day of month of sentence expiration
  • KRS 197.180— Clothing and transportation to be furnished convict upon release
  • KRS 197.200— Department may establish facilities for manufacture of products for use of governmental agencies
  • KRS 197.210— Purchases of prison-made products by state agencies and political subdivisions
  • KRS 197.220— Priority of state agencies in obtaining prison-made products
  • KRS 197.230— Prices
  • KRS 197.240— Use of moneys from sale of products
  • KRS 197.250— Contracts for equipment, tools, supplies, and materials
  • KRS 197.260— Repealed, 1968
  • KRS 197.270— Voluntary chaplain program
  • KRS 197.275— Access to religious publications or instructional materials
  • KRS 197.280— Definitions for section -- Restrictions on providing cosmetic service or elective procedure to inmates -- Exceptions
  • KRS 197.400— Specialized treatment program for sexual offenders
  • KRS 197.410— Definitions of "sexual offender," "eligible sexual offender," and "department."
  • KRS 197.420— Department of Corrections to administer program -- Treatment in inpatient and outpatient environments -- Transfer -- Staff -- Data collection
  • KRS 197.430— Agreements with public or private agencies
  • KRS 197.440— Sexual offender's communications which are privileged
  • KRS 197.500— Definitions for KRS 197.505 to 197.525
  • KRS 197.505— Privatization of prisons -- Maintenance of designated security level of the facility -- Locations restricted
  • KRS 197.510— Terms of contract -- Budget -- Annual audit -- Space requirements -- Staffing requirements -- Failure to provide required services, products, or facilities
  • KRS 197.515— Performance evaluations
  • KRS 197.520— Experience requirements
  • KRS 197.525— Regulatory authority of department
  • KRS 197.530— Assessment of fine or penalty against private provider -- Notice -- Hearing -- Appeal
  • KRS 197.535— Authority of persons acting as private provider
  • KRS 197.540— Irrevocable letter of credit as substitute for performance bond -- Protection of state's interest in continual level of prison beds
  • KRS 197.990— Penalties