KRS 197.505: Privatization of prisons -- Maintenance of designated security level of the

facility -- Locations restricted.

(1) The state may enter into contracts with a private provider to establish, operate, and

manage adult correctional facilities. In all s uch contracts the state shall retain clear

supervisory and monitoring powers over the operation and management of the adult

correctional facility to insure that the inmates are properly cared for and that the

employees of the facility and the public are adequately protected.

(2) Any adult correctional facility operated by a private provider under this section shall

ensure that all inmates housed in the facility, including those inmates housed under

contract with another state, shall meet classification requ irements as set forth by the

department for the designated security level of the facility.

(3) Any adult correctional facility contracted for pursuant to this section shall be

constructed only in a county with an established Department of Kentucky State

Police post or in a county in which at least two (2) State Police officers reside as a

result of a duty assignment or in a county with a full-time police department.