Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 197.140 (2026)

Prisoners not eligible to be worked outside prison

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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. Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 53, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 497, sec. 10, effective July 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 October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3828b-10.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1982–1987 · leading case: Canterino v. Wilson, 546 F. Supp. 174 (W.D. Ky. 1982).

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Canterino v. Wilson, 546 F. Supp. 174 (W.D. Ky. 1982). · cites it 4× “” KRS 197.140 (1948 c. 120; KS 3828b-10). The restriction applies to inmates serving a sentence for rape, attempted rape, or who have escaped or attempted to escape within five years, or who have been convicted of armed robbery or armed assault with intent to rob where an injury…”

Tate v. Frey, 673 F. Supp. 880 (W.D. Ky. 1987). “The state contends that this statute precludes inmates convicted of the offenses listed in KRS 197.140 from being classified as minimum security prisoners.”

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