Kentucky Statutes 605.095 – Department of Juvenile Justice to operate postadjudication facilities and programs — Transfer of juveniles to Department of Corrections facilities
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(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall operate or contract for the operation of any postadjudication juvenile detention or treatment facility in which a juvenile is confined for a public offense or as a youthful offender.
(2) Not less than one (1) facility specified in subsection (1) of this section shall be a secure facility with a security level comparable to a medium-security adult facility.
(3) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall operate or contract for the operation of any postadjudication juvenile treatment, rehabilitation, probation, or parole programs, diversion or alternatives to secure detention programs, or other programs for juvenile offenders to which a juvenile committed as a public offender or sentenced as a youthful offender has been assigned.
(4) A juvenile detained in a department-operated postadjudication detention or treatment facility may be transferred to a Department of Corrections facility at any time as provided by KRS § 640.070 or other specific statute.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2002. — Created
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec. 10, effective July 1, 1997.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/96). Under 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec.
67(3), this statute becomes effective July 1, 1997, in that it deals with functions of the
Department of Juvenile Justice.
(2) Not less than one (1) facility specified in subsection (1) of this section shall be a secure facility with a security level comparable to a medium-security adult facility.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 605.095
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall operate or contract for the operation of any postadjudication juvenile treatment, rehabilitation, probation, or parole programs, diversion or alternatives to secure detention programs, or other programs for juvenile offenders to which a juvenile committed as a public offender or sentenced as a youthful offender has been assigned.
(4) A juvenile detained in a department-operated postadjudication detention or treatment facility may be transferred to a Department of Corrections facility at any time as provided by KRS § 640.070 or other specific statute.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2002. — Created
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec. 10, effective July 1, 1997.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/96). Under 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec.
67(3), this statute becomes effective July 1, 1997, in that it deals with functions of the
Department of Juvenile Justice.