{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-441.025","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 441.025","heading":"County responsibility for incarceration of prisoners.","body":"(1) The fiscal court of each county shall provide for the incarceration of prisoners\narrested in the county or sentenced or held by order of the courts in the county.\n(2) The fiscal court shall provide for the incarceration of prisoners by:\n(a) Providing and maintaining a facility that complies with KRS 441.055;\n(b) Providing and maintaining a safe, secure, and clean jail in the county; or that\ncomplies with the health and life safety standards defined in KRS 441.055;\n(c) 1. Contracting with another county or a  city for the incarceration and care\nof its prisoners; and\n2. Providing for the transportation of prisoners, as provided for in KRS\n441.505 and 441.510 including the provision of vehicles, drivers, and\nguards.\n(3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a c ounty from providing facilities for holding\nprisoners for limited periods of time and contracting with another county or a city\nfor longer periods of incarceration.\n(4) Any county may enter into an agreement pursuant to KRS 65.210 to 65.300 to\nprovide or to use jail facilities.","path":["KRS Chapter 441"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19286","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:54Z","sha256":"f5f2e0884b92fbe8aee8392fbee6a40e7f16009156a030321f4fddb380ad8b88","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-441.020","next":"us-ky/krs-441.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}