§ 197.010 Definitions for chapter
§ 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
§ 197.022 Personal attendance of state prisoner in civil action — Transportation orders — Payment of costs — Participation of prisoner in action by alternative methods allowed
§ 197.023 Duty to maintain grievance reports — Open record — Content — Destruction
§ 197.025 Restrictions on access to inmate and facility records — Appeal procedure — Restrictions on access to policies and procedure
§ 197.030 Department may contract for construction of railroads on penitentiary property
§ 197.035 Computation of consecutive or concurrent sentence
§ 197.041 Credit for period confined on reversal and second conviction
§ 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 o
§ 197.047 Credit on sentence for work on governmental services program-related project — Eligibility — Computation of credit — Forfeiture of credit
§ 197.050 Warden to inform prisoners of law on escapes
§ 197.055 Education program on AIDS — Policies for inmates — Testing program
§ 197.057 Course for inmates on prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma
§ 197.065 Classification and segregation of prisoners in penal institutions — Transfer between institutions
§ 197.070 Employment of prisoners — Manufacture of clothing — Industrial training
§ 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. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 197.105 v2 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. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 197.110 Administrative regulations relating to classification, work, and pay of prisoners
§ 197.120 Employment of prisoners by other state agencies — Restriction
§ 197.130 Prisoners not to be required to work outside prison — Exceptions
§ 197.140 Prisoners not eligible to be worked outside prison
§ 197.150 Prisoners or dependents to receive compensation for work outside prison — Prisoners with dependents to have preference
§ 197.160 Governor or his designee to approve contracts
§ 197.170 Release of prisoner — Parties to be notified — Means of providing notice — Posting of notice received by law enforcement officers
§ 197.175 Release of prisoners on first day of month of sentence expiration
§ 197.180 Clothing and transportation to be furnished convict upon release
§ 197.200 Department may establish facilities for manufacture of products for use of governmental agencies
§ 197.210 Purchases of prison-made products by state agencies and political subdivisions
§ 197.220 Priority of state agencies in obtaining prison-made products
§ 197.230 Prices
§ 197.240 Use of moneys from sale of products
§ 197.250 Contracts for equipment, tools, supplies, and materials
§ 197.270 Voluntary chaplain program
§ 197.275 Access to religious publications or instructional materials
§ 197.400 Specialized treatment program for sexual offenders
§ 197.410 Definitions of “sexual offender,” “eligible sexual offender,” and “department.”
§ 197.420 Department of Corrections to administer program — Treatment in inpatient and outpatient environments — Transfer — Staff — Data collection
§ 197.430 Agreements with public or private agencies
§ 197.440 Sexual offender’s communications which are privileged
§ 197.500 Definitions for KRS 197.505 to 197.525
§ 197.505 Privatization of prisons — Maintenance of designated security level of the facility — Locations restricted
§ 197.510 Terms of contract — Budget — Annual audit — Space requirements — Staffing requirements — Failure to provide required services, products, or facilities
§ 197.515 Performance evaluations
§ 197.520 Experience requirements
§ 197.525 Regulatory authority of department
§ 197.530 Assessment of fine or penalty against private provider — Notice — Hearing — Appeal
§ 197.535 Authority of persons acting as private provider
§ 197.540 Irrevocable letter of credit as substitute for performance bond — Protection of state’s interest in continual level of prison beds
§ 197.990 Penalties
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 197 - Penitentiaries

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Cabinet: means the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 197.010
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Classification: means the systematic assignment of a prisoner to a custody level, program, and penitentiary. See Kentucky Statutes 197.010
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means Department of Corrections. See Kentucky Statutes 197.010
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Eligible sexual offender: means a sexual offender for whom the sentencing court, department officials, or both have determined that he or she:
    (a) Has demonstrated evidence of a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder, but not active psychosis or an intellectual disability. See Kentucky Statutes 197.010
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Registered mail: means any governmental, commercial, or electronic method of delivery that allows a document or package to have:
    (a) Its chain of custody recorded in a register to enable its location to be tracked. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Sexual offender: means any person convicted of, pleading guilty to, or entering an
    Alford plea to a sex crime as defined in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 197.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State agency: means any department, board, commission, or agency of the state government. See Kentucky Statutes 197.010
  • 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
  • validated risk and needs assessment: means an actuarial tool scientifically proven to determine a person's risk to reoffend and criminal risk factors, that when properly addressed, can reduce that person's likelihood of committing future criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010