Ky. Rev. Stat. § 197.140

Current through Acts Received April 24, 2024
Section 197.140 - Prisoners not eligible to be worked outside prison

No prisoner who is serving a sentence for rape, attempted rape, or who has been convicted of robbery in the first degree, assault in the first degree, or who has been sentenced to life imprisonment shall be worked or released for work outside of the walls of the prison until he has actually served within the walls of the prison for at least one (1) year of his sentence and has been classified as minimum custody according to the Department of Corrections classification system. No prisoner who has escaped or attempted to escape from an adult correctional institution or local detention center or jail within the past five (5) years shall be worked or released for work outside of the walls of the prison.

KRS 197.140

Effective:7/14/1992
Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 53, effective7/14/1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 497, sec. 10, effective 7/13/1990. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 386, sec. 34. -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 166, sec. 1. -- Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective 10/1/1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3828b-10.