between institutions.
(1) The commissioner shall classify all prisoners and segregate the prisoners in all of the state penal institutions and reformatories according to their past records, the probability of their being rehabilitated, the influence such prisoners might exert upon fellow prisoners, and for any other purpose that the commissioner, in his discretion, may deem sufficient for the discipline of the prisoners in any institution or reformatory, and for the rehabilitation of any prisoners.
(2) For the purposes of carrying out subsection (1) of this section, the commissioner shall direct and compel the transfer of any prisoner from any penal institution or reformatory, irrespective of the order of the court committing the prisoner to any one (1) institution or reformatory. Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 49, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 344, sec. 24, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 31, secs. 1 and 2.
Notes of Decisions
CAMPBELL CTY. v. Ky. Corr. Cabinet, 762 S.W.2d 6 (Ky. 1988).
“" KRS 197.065 provides for "Classification and segregation *8 of prisoners in penal institutions [and] Transfer between institutions," all of which is the responsibility of the Corrections Cabinet.”
Harris v. Commonwealth, 342 S.W.2d 535 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960).
“KRS 197.065. There is no merit in this-contention.”
Campbell Cnty. v. Commonwealth, 762 S.W.2d 6 (Ky. 1988).
“” KRS 197.065 provides for “Classification and segrega *8 tion of prisoners in penal institutions [and] Transfer between institutions,” all of which is the responsibility of the Corrections Cabinet.”
Brannon v. Williams (W.D. Ky. 2020).
· cites it 2× “g., Theriot v. Woods, No. 2:09-cv-199, 2010 U.”
Nation v. White (W.D. Ky. 2021).
· cites it 2× “Ky. Rev. Stat. § 197.065. Therefore, Nation’s claim for a transfer to another facility must be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.”
Dudley v. Strough (W.D. Ky. 2021).
· cites it 2× “To the extent the disciplinary proceedings resulted in loss of good-time credit, the claims are not cognizable under Heck v.”
Thomas v. Mayfield Police Dep't (W.D. Ky. 2021).
· cites it 2× “§ 1915A(b)(1). The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to terminate those Defendants as parties to this action.”
Johnson v. Milacheck (W.D. Ky. 2023).
· cites it 2× “Ky. Rev. Stat. § 197.065. Therefore, Plaintiff’s due process claim based on placement in segregation must be dismissed for failure to state a claim.”
Bently v. Perry (W.D. Ky. 2023).
· cites it 2× “at 6 (citing Ky. Rev. Stat. § 197.065). And, she asserts that court intervention in internal prison operations without an urgently compelling reason is against the public interest.”
Grider v. Crews (W.D. Ky. 2024).
· cites it 2× “CONCLUSION For the reasons set forth herein, and the Court being otherwise sufficiently advised, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s claims for denial of religious assembly; claims for cruel and unusual punishments, including claims based on his conditions of confinement and the…”
Jeff Carpenter v. Kathleen Kenney (Ky. Ct. App. 2022).
“KRS 197.065 provides the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections (the Commissioner) with the power to classify all prisoners and segregate them for specified reasons including “for any other purpose that the commissioner, in his discretion, may deem sufficient for the…”
Moore v. Crews (W.D. Ky. 2024).
“§ 197.065. Therefore, Plaintiff’s due process claim based on placement in segregation fails to state a claim.”
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