The department shall use a portion of the savings identified in KRS § 196.286 to expand treatment programs at its existing state penal institutions, including the expansion or creation of treatment programs at facilities that are currently being underutilized if those facilities are appropriate locations for treatment programs or could be modified easily to accommodate treatment programs.
Effective: June 8, 2011

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 196.287

  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Kentucky Statutes 196.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 24, effective June 8, 2011.

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