KRS 439.600: Extension of limits of place of confinement -- Conditions.

(1) The commissioner, or a person he delegates, may extend the limits of the place of

confinement of a prisoner if there is reasonable cause to believe the prisoner will

honor his trust, by authorizing him, under prescribed conditions, to:

(a) Visit specifical ly designated places within the boundaries of Kentucky for a

period not to exceed seven (7) days and return to the same institution or

facility. An extension of limits may be granted only to permit a visit to a dying

relative, attendance at the funeral of a relative, the contacting of prospective

employers, or for any other compelling reason consistent with the public

interest, or to promote the welfare and rehabilitation of the inmate; or

(b) Be transferred to a medical facility outside the correctional facility for a period

of time as required to receive necessary medical services not available in the

institution; or

(c) Participate in an educational training program in the community on a

voluntary basis while continuing as a prisoner of the institution or facility to

which he is committed or confined; or

(d) To do work at paid employment in the community on a voluntary basis

returning to the institution or to the facility at night.

(2) A prisoner authorized to work at paid employment in the community under the

provision of this subsection shall surrender to the commissioner of the department,

or his designate, his earnings, less standard payroll deductions required by law.

After deducting from the earning of each prisoner an amount determined to be the

cost of the prisoner's keep and confinement, which sum shall be deposited in the

Kentucky State Treasury as trust and agency receipts at the place of confinement of

the inmate, the commissioner of the department, or his designate shall:

(a) Allow the prisoner to draw from the balance a reasonable sum to cover his

incidental expenses;

(b) Retain to the prisoner's credit an amount deemed necessary to accumulate a

reasonable sum to be paid to him on his release from prison;

(c) Cause to be paid any additional bala nce as is needed for the support of the

prisoner's dependents.