{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-197.140","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 197.140","heading":"Prisoners not eligible to be worked outside prison.","body":"No prisoner who is serving a sentence for rape, attempted rape, or who has been\nconvicted of robbery in the first degree, assault in the first degree, or who has been\nsentenced to life imprisonment shall be worked or released for work outside of the walls\nof the prison until he has actually served within the walls of the prison for at least one (1)\nyear of his sentence and has been classified as minimum custody according to the\nDepartment of Corrections classification system. No prisoner who has escaped or\nattempted to escape from an adult correctional institution or local detention center or jail\nwithin the past five (5) years shall be worked or released for work outside of the walls of\nthe prison.","path":["KRS Chapter 197"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6882","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:50Z","sha256":"69759e9493c60ea043e512ce58c3a843ab0f50dc7632dcaa0448e996c9f98e0e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-197.130","next":"us-ky/krs-197.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}