(1) The administrator for each facility operated by the Department of Corrections or under contract to the department is encouraged to work with local religious leaders to provide a voluntary chaplain program.
(2) An inmate shall be allowed at least one (1) visit per week by a minister, priest, or rabbi of the inmate’s choice.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 197.270

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means Department of Corrections. See Kentucky Statutes 197.010

Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 131, effective July 15, 1998.