KRS 197.130: Prisoners not to be required to work outside prison -- Exceptions.

(1) Prisoners confined in the penitentiaries shall not be required to work outside of the

walls or enclosures of the prison except:

(a) On the construction or maintenance of public roads and bridges;

(b) On the making and preparing of materials for public roads and bridges;

(c) On work upon the public works of the state;

(d) On state farms; or

(e) During pestilence or in the case of the destruction of prison buildings when

such prisoners cannot be confined within the prison walls or enclosures.

(2) Prisoners shall not be used in any county for work in the construction, improvement

or maintenance of any highway without the consent of the fiscal court of the county.