Jail Inmate Work Programs Overview
This content provides an overview of jail inmate work programs, including community service-related projects, work assignments inside/outside the secure perimeter, eligibility criteria, payment details, and program guidelines under KRS 441.125. It also outlines the roles of jailers and community supervisors in managing prisoner work assignments.
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Jail Inmate Work Programs Department of Corrections Division of Local Facilities Kirstie Willard, Director
Jail Work Programs for State Inmates Community Service-Related Projects State Work Release
Community Service-Related Projects KRS 441.125
Work for: The commonwealth or an agency of the commonwealth; A county, urban-county, charter county, city, special district, or an agency of any of these entities; or A nonprofit, charitable, or service organization in projects that serve a public purpose. Work shall not confer private benefit on a person except as may be incidental to the public benefit KRS 441.125
Each jailer shall write a policy governing prisoners working on community service- related projects, which shall be submitted to the fiscal court for approval. The written policy shall state at a minimum: Which type of prisoner, if any, shall be assigned to which type of work; That no prisoner shall be assigned to unduly hazardous work that would endanger the life or health of the prisoner or others; and That any prisoner may, for a valid medical reason, decline to work on community service-related projects. No prisoner shall be punished or otherwise penalized for this refusal. KRS 441.125
Work assignments outside the secure perimeter of the jail: Class D inmates assigned a custody level of 1 (Community) or 2 (Minimum) Class C inmates assigned a custody level of 1 (Community) Work assignments inside the secure perimeter of the jail: Class D inmates assigned a custody level of 1 (Community), 2 (Minimum), 3 (Medium), or 4 (Maximum) Class C inmates assigned a custody level of 1 (Community) Who is eligible?
Pay is $0.63 per day if eligible for Work for Time Credit (WFTC); $1.26 per day if not eligible for WFTC 1 credit is given for each day worked For every 5 credits earned, 1 day is taken off the inmate s sentence Days worked are reported by the jail on a monthly basis Annual training required for community supervisors that are not jail staff County inmates covered under KRS 441.127 or orders of the court Program Details
73 jails with active programs Averaged over 3,600 inmates working per month 4,959,784 hours of work reported Cost savings to counties $35,958,434 (based on minimum wage) DOC paid $447,767 for inmate labor FY23 Program Participation Overview FY23 data only includes July 1, 2022 through May 30, 2023
Monthly Community Service- Related Workers 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23
Average Monthly Community Service- Related Workers Per Jail County FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 County FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 County FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 MARION MARSHALL MASON MCCRACKEN MEADE MONTGOMERY MUHLENBERG NELSON OLDHAM PERRY PIKE POWELL PULASKI ROCKCASTLE ROWAN RUSSELL SCOTT SHELBY SIMPSON TAYLOR TODD UNION WARREN WAYNE WEBSTER WHITLEY WOODFORD 96 124 36 89 66 53 170 37 43 41 68 87 67 21 54 31 15 46 152 72 70 15 118 92 117 74 38 29 71 17 69 44 46 121 32 19 42 45 87 44 24 71 18 55 61 50 122 24 13 41 58 80 51 13 48 25 19 66 31 57 58 42 120 23 24 63 50 79 69 13 48 23 ADAIR 34 16 21 31 FRANKLIN 67 26 27 33 FULTON 94 47 52 63 ALLEN 22 19 21 25 GRANT 83 39 36 36 BALLARD 8 7 11 19 GRAVES 60 28 33 50 BARREN 45 35 34 38 GRAYSON 104 102 168 174 BELL 4 2 1 0 GREENUP 10 7 15 17 BOONE 52 54 43 54 HARDIN 106 103 100 106 BOURBON 37 20 15 11 HARLAN 52 29 37 31 BOYD 20 37 36 35 HART 85 37 59 68 BOYLE 39 31 34 30 HENDERSON 106 78 76 79 BRECKINRIDGE 54 37 41 49 HOPKINS 94 61 71 71 BULLITT 43 29 72 96 JACKSON 38 17 31 38 BUTLER 16 19 17 18 JESSAMINE 28 16 17 16 9 CALLOWAY 49 49 35 39 38 22 2 48 91 59 50 1 96 51 83 51 20 JOHNSON 65 50 63 94 CAMPBELL 172 105 38 34 KENTON 37 42 37 42 CARROLL 8 19 7 4 2 3 KNOX 15 60 88 86 CARTER 18 12 18 26 29 97 57 66 0 92 47 74 52 22 45 104 51 75 LARUE 45 31 45 29 CASEY 114 60 84 113 LAUREL 41 33 36 44 CHRISTIAN 88 52 63 81 LEE 17 11 11 18 CLARK 58 32 55 50 LESLIE 67 55 62 73 0 CLAY 82 72 100 94 LETCHER 8 2 0 2 83 68 66 51 37 CRITTENDEN 57 47 36 37 LEWIS 39 13 0 0 LINCOLN 18 8 0 0 DAVIESS 100 72 60 74 LOGAN 94 35 40 39 FAYETTE 68 61 42 51 MADISON 1 2 8 19 FLOYD 7 3 6 6
State Work Release KRS 532.100 CPP 19.4
Class D felons eligible for placement in a jail may be permitted by the warden or jailer to participate in any approved community work program or other form of work release with the approval of the commissioner of the Department of Corrections The authority to release an inmate to work under this subsection may be exercised at any time during the inmate s sentence, including the period when the court has concurrent authority to permit work release pursuant to KRS 439.265 KRS 532.100
The warden or jailer may require an inmate participating in the program to pay a fee to reimburse the warden or jailer for the cost of operating the community work program or any other work release program. The fee shall not exceed the lesser of fifty-five dollars ($55) per week or twenty percent (20%) of the prisoner s weekly net pay earned from the community work program or work release participation. The inmate may be required to pay for any drug testing performed on the inmate as a requirement of the community work program or work release participation. KRS 532.100
This subsection shall not apply to an inmate who: Is not eligible for work release pursuant to KRS 197.140; KRS 532.100 Has a maximum or close security classification as defined by administrative regulations promulgated by the Department of Corrections; Is subject to the provisions of KRS 532.043; or Is in a re-entry center defined in KRS 441.005
In addition to statutory exemptions, DOC requires: Class D inmates must be classified as Level 1 (community) or Level 2 (minimum) custody CPP 19.4 No documented behavior that equates to a CPP 15.2 Category III-11 or Category IV or higher rule violation or a criminal conviction within the last six (6) months Other program rules for inmates and jails mirror those for court-ordered work release
Inmates eligibility is indicated in the Kentucky Offender Management System (KOMS) DOC conducts training to explain eligibility determination, enrollment forms, and monthly reporting procedures Jails report when inmates enter or are discharged from the work release program Jails provide monthly work log to show days each inmate worked Jail still receives full DOC per diem, in addition to the fee permitted by statute Program Details
Implemented in March 2018 18 counties implemented policies & completed DOC training 11 counties have an active program 4 counties no longer have an active program 3 counties never activated their program Program Participation Overview
Jail Number of Inmates Currently Enrolled 6 13 1 3 4 1 22 7 21 18 9 105 Allen Boyd Butler Calloway Crittenden Hardin Hart Hopkins Rowan Simpson Warren TOTAL Active State Work Release Programs
Jail Allen Boyd Bullitt Butler Calloway Crittenden Graves Hardin Hart Hopkins Larue Lincoln Rowan Simpson Warren TOTAL Total Enrollment 19 35 2 8 92 25 21 234 240 88 45 24 75 189 37 1,134 Total Participation through 6/30/2023
