2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 441 - JAILS AND COUNTY PRISONERS 441.125 Working of prisoners at community-service-related projects -- Written policy -- Prisoner's status not employment.
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441.125 Working of prisoners at community-service-related projects -Written policy -- Prisoner's status not employment.
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As used in this section, "community-service-related project" means a
project involving work for:
1.
The Commonwealth or an agency of the Commonwealth;
2.
A county, urban-county, charter county, city, special district, or an
agency of any of these entities; or
3.
A nonreligious-sponsored nonprofit, charitable, or service
organization.
(b) Work on a community-service-related project shall not confer private
benefit on a person except as may be incidental to the public benefit.
Each jailer shall write a policy governing prisoners working on
community-service-related projects, which shall be submitted to the fiscal court
for approval. The written policy shall state at a minimum:
(a) Which type of prisoner, if any, shall be assigned to which type of work,
taking into account the physical and mental abilities of prisoners and
security of the jail and the general public;
(b) That no prisoner shall be assigned to unduly hazardous work that would
endanger the life or health of the prisoner or others; and
(c) That any prisoner may, for a valid medical reason, decline to work on
community-service-related projects. No prisoner shall be punished or
otherwise penalized for this refusal.
A prisoner shall not begin work on a particular community-service-related
project without the approval of the director of the relevant entity referred to in
subsection (1)(a) of this section, or the director's designee.
Participation in community-service-related projects shall not be deemed
employment for any purpose, and a prisoner shall not be deemed an employee
or agent of the entity for which he or she performs the community service work.
Effective:July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 428, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982.
Formerly codified as KRS 441.068.
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