KRS 197.140: Prisoners not eligible to be worked outside prison.

No prisoner who is serving a sentence for rape, attempted rape, or who has been

convicted of robbery in the first degree, assault in the first degree, or who has been

sentenced to life imprisonment shall be worked or released for work outside of the walls

of the prison until he has actually served within the walls of the prison for at least one (1)

year of his sentence and has been classified as minimum custody according to the

Department of Corrections classification system. No prisoner who has escaped or

attempted to escape from an adult correctional institution or local detention center or jail

within the past five (5) years shall be worked or released for work outside of the walls of

the prison.