KRS 605.100: Care, treatment, and rehabilitation of committed children -- Validated

needs and risk assessment.

(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice or the cabinet shall arrange for a program of

care, treatment, and rehabilitation of the children committed to it, which program

shall be designed to provide for classification, segregation, and specialized

treatment of children according to their respective problems, needs, and

characteristics, as identified through a validated needs and risk assessment, and to

provide a coordinated system of probation and parole services that includes a

continuum of graduated sanctions.

(2) The Department of Juvenile Justice or the cabinet shall be responsible for the

operation, management, and development of the existing state facil ities for the

custodial care and rehabilitation of children committed to the Department of

Juvenile Justice or the cabinet under provisions of this chapter. The Department of

Juvenile Justice or the cabinet shall further be responsible for the development of

such facilities as are necessary to provide an adequate and modern program for the

care, treatment, and rehabilitation of such children.

(3) The facilities and programs under the control of the Department of Juvenile Justice

or the cabinet shall be desi gned and operated in such a manner as to rehabilitate,

train, develop, and educate the children to become good citizens and useful

members of society.

(4) Suitable programs of vocational education and training shall be carried on in the

facilities and prog rams, with the view of preparing the children for future self -

support.

(5) The children in each facility and program shall be employed so far as practicable in

labor incident to the maintenance and operation of the facility and program, and in

suitable ind ustries conducted by the facilities and programs as a part of the

vocational training program.

(6) The superintendent or managing officer of each facility may use, for the

maintenance of the facility, the products of farms, dairies, and other departments

and industries of the facility or may sell or exchange such products for the benefit of

the facility.