Title XVII, Economic Security and Public Welfare
31 chapters · 957 sections in this title.
KRS § 196.700 Definitions for KRS 196.700 to 196.735
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As used in KRS 196.700 to 196.735, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commission" means the Kentucky State Corrections Commission created in KRS 196.701; (2) "Community corrections program" means a local government agency, private nonprofit, or charitable organization wi…
KRS § 196.701 Kentucky State Corrections Commission -- Membership
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(1) To develop and implement a statewide strategic plan for the state and community corrections programs, the Kentucky State Corrections Commission is created and is attached to the Office of the Secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. The commission shall consist of …
KRS § 196.702 Functions of the commission
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The commission shall: (1) Develop a statewide strategic plan for the development and implementation of goals and objectives, target populations, and program criteria for community corrections programs; (2) Conduct, in collaboration with community corrections boards, a statewide a…
KRS § 196.703 Inspection powers of commission
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The commission or one (1) or more of its members may visit and inspect any state penal institution and may inform and advise the commissioner of the Department of Corrections in regard to the institution's physical or other condition, its discipline, management, and program, and …
KRS § 196.704 Commission's duties relating to Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program
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Certification Program. For a Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP) administered pursuant to KRS 197.105, the Kentucky State Corrections Commission shall: (1) Develop a statewide strategic plan for the development and implementation of goals, objectives, and cr…
KRS § 196.705 Administration of programs by Kentucky State Corrections Commission -- Purposes of programs
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Purposes of programs. The purposes of the commission and community corrections programs shall be to: (1) Provide the judicial system with sentences to be used in lieu of incarceration; (2) Develop community-based sentencing alternatives to incarceration for certain individuals co…
KRS § 196.710 Awarding of grants -- Criteria
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(1) The commission shall award grants to community corrections programs in accordance with the policies established by KRS 196.700 to 196.735 and in accordance with any laws enacted or promulgated for that purpose, including any branch budget bill and appropriation provisions. (2…
KRS § 196.715 Services for targeted offenders -- Assessment of victims' needs
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(1) A community corrections program shall be responsible for providing services for targeted offenders which shall include one (1) or more of the following: (a) Preparing detailed community penalty plans for presentation to the prosecution, the sentencing judge, and by the offend…
KRS § 196.720 Plan requirements
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Community corrections programs applying for grants under KRS 196.700 to 196.735 shall prepare a community corrections program plan for the judicial circuit, as prescribed by the commission. More than one (1) community corrections program plan may be prepared, submitted, and appro…
KRS § 196.725 Community corrections boards -- Membership -- Meetings -- Duties
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Each community corrections program shall establish a community corrections board to provide direction and assistance to the community corrections program in the design, implementation and evaluation of the community corrections program plan. Community corrections boards shall be …
KRS § 196.730 Restriction on use of funds
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Funds provided for use under the provisions of KRS 196.700 to 196.735 shall not be used for the operating costs, construction, or any other costs associated with local jail confinement.
KRS § 196.731 Pilot projects to grant performance incentive funding to community corrections programs -- Annual calculations of cost savings of state funds
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corrections programs -- Annual calculations of cost savings of state funds. (1) The commission may: (a) Approve up to five (5) pilot projects to grant performance incentive funding to community corrections programs in judicial circuits with high rates of targeted offenders who ar…
KRS § 196.732 Community corrections funds -- Deposit of state funds saved via pilot projects -- Purposes of appropriated funds
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projects -- Purposes of appropriated funds. (1) Beginning in the fiscal year after a pilot project has been implemented pursuant to KRS 196.731, fifty percent (50%) of any state expenditures that are avoided as calculated in KRS 196.731 shall be deposited by the department in the…
KRS § 196.735 Annual evaluation -- Renewal or continuation of programs
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The commission shall evaluate each community corrections program on an annual basis to determine the degree to which the program has accomplished the goals set forth in KRS 196.702(4). The commission shall not renew or continue a program that has failed to accomplish those goals …
KRS § 196.736 Annual report on implementation of pilot projects instituted pursuant to KRS 196.731
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KRS 196.731. The Kentucky State Corrections Commission shall submit an annual report on the implementation and results of any pilot projects developed pursuant to KRS 196.731 to the Legislative Research Commission, the Chief Justice, and the Governor on or before September 1 of e…
KRS § 196.990 Penalties
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(1) Any officer who violates subsection (1) of KRS 196.230 shall be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). Action shall be brought in the county in which the institution is located. (2) Any officer or employee who vio…