2019 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 439 - Probation and parole
439.651 Reentry drug supervision pilot program -- Duration -- Elements -- Evaluation -- Reports -- Administrative regulations.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 439.651 (2019)

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439.651 Reentry drug supervision pilot program -- Duration -- Elements -Evaluation -- Reports -- Administrative regulations. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) By March 2018, the department shall implement a reentry drug supervision pilot program with the goal of restoring lives and reducing recidivism through oversight and behavior modification. The reentry drug supervision pilot program shall last four (4) years and shall: (a) Be administered and overseen by a reentry team organized under KRS 439.652; (b) Be composed of inmates or parolees placed in the pilot program pursuant to KRS 439.653; (c) Consist of two (2) phases as outlined in KRS 439.654; (d) Provide a continuum of substance use disorder treatments and rehabilitative services; (e) Monitor participants with frequent drug testing; (f) Implement a coordinated strategy to govern the pilot program's responses to participants' compliance; (g) Require ongoing reentry team interaction with each participant; and (h) Forge partnerships among public agencies and community-based organizations. The department shall monitor and evaluate the reentry drug supervision pilot program to determine: (a) The number of participants who complete the pilot program; (b) Of the participants who complete the pilot program, the number who later have their parole revoked and for what offense or, if no longer on parole, the number who commit new offenses and a description of those new offenses; (c) The number of participants terminated from the pilot program, the reason for their termination, and how long they participated in the pilot program before termination; and (d) Any savings associated from placing participants in the pilot program versus keeping those participants incarcerated. For a total of seven (7) years, the department shall provide an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission and to the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary by January 1 of each year the reentry drug supervision pilot program is in operation as well as the following three (3) years. The report shall include the data detailed in subsection (3) of this section. The department may promulgate administrative regulations to implement KRS 439.650 to 439.657. Effective:June 29, 2017 History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 18, effective June 29, 2017.
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