The Department of Corrections shall consist of the following organizational units: (1) Division of Compliance;
(2) Division of Public Affairs;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 196.026

  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Kentucky Statutes 196.010
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) Office of Adult Institutions, which shall have the following divisions: (a) Division of Operations and Program Services;
(b) Division of Medical Services;
(c) Division of Mental Health Services; (d) Division of Education;
(e) Division of Correctional Industries;
(f) Division of Kentucky State Reformatory;
(g) Division of Luther Luckett Correctional Complex; (h) Division of Roederer Correctional Complex;
(i) Division of Blackburn Correctional Complex;
(j) Division of Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women; (k) Division of Northpoint Training Center Division;
(l) Division of Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex; (m) Division of Bell County Forestry Camp;
(n) Division of Kentucky State Penitentiary;
(o) Division of Western Kentucky Correctional Complex; (p) Division of Green River Correctional Complex;
(q) Division of Little Sandy Correctional Complex; and
(r) Division of Southeast State Correctional Complex.
Each division specified in paragraphs (f) to (r) of this subsection shall be headed by a warden pursuant to KRS § 196.160;
(4) Office of Community Services and Facilities, which shall have the following divisions:
(a) Division of Probation and Parole; (b) Division of Reentry;
(c) Division of Local Facilities; and
(d) Division of Addiction Services; and
(5) Office of Support Services, which shall have the following divisions: (a) Division of Administrative Services;
(b) Division of Corrections Training;
(c) Division of Population Management;
(d) Division of Offender Information Services; and
(e) Division of Parole Board Support.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2021 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch.
184, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2018; and ch. 191, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2018. — Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 72, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended 2007
Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 222, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 10, effective June 24, 2003. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 60, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 217, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 227, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1994.