Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 197.505 (2026)

Privatization of prisons -- Maintenance of designated security level of the

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(1) The state may enter into contracts with a private provider to establish, operate, and manage adult correctional facilities. In all such contracts the state shall retain clear supervisory and monitoring powers over the operation and management of the adult correctional facility to insure that the inmates are properly cared for and that the employees of the facility and the public are adequately protected.

(2) Any adult correctional facility operated by a private provider under this section shall ensure that all inmates housed in the facility, including those inmates housed under contract with another state, shall meet classification requirements as set forth by the department for the designated security level of the facility.

(3) Any adult correctional facility contracted for pursuant to this section shall be constructed only in a county with an established Department of Kentucky State Police post or in a county in which at least two (2) State Police officers reside as a result of a duty assignment or in a county with a full-time police department. Effective: June 26, 2007 History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 234, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 1, effective March 18, 2003. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 418, sec. 18, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1996–1996 · leading case: Phipps v. Commonwealth, 933 S.W.2d 825 (Ky. Ct. App. 1996).

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Phipps v. Commonwealth, 933 S.W.2d 825 (Ky. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “500(2), regarding the “[privatization of prisons,” excludes county jails from the definition of “adult correctional facilit[ies]” for purposes of KRS 197.505 to 197.525 is irrelevant. The only institutions affected by KRS 197.”

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