KRS 197.150: Prisoners or dependents to receive compensation for work outside prison --

Prisoners with dependents to have preference.

(1) The administrative regulations made by the Department of Corrections shall provide

some definite compensation to be paid to ea ch prisoner or his dependents for each

day he works outside of the prison. The department shall collect information

concerning the number and requirements of the dependents of each prisoner, and

those with families of greatest dependency shall be given pre ference in assignments

to work outside of the prison, if the record, physical ability, and conduct of the

prisoner warrants preference.

(2) The administrative regulations may provide that any infraction of the regulations or

of the regulations governing th e discipline of the prisoners, either while confined

within the walls of the prison, or while engaged in employment outside the prison,

shall work a forfeiture of the benefits authorized in this section, either in whole or

in part, in the discretion of the department. Payments to the prisoners or their

dependents as authorized by this section shall be made subject to the regulations, as

other expenses of the department, but only out of the funds made available under

the provisions of the particular contract under which the prisoners have been

employed.