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197.150 Prisoners or dependents to receive compensation for work outside prison -- Prisoners with dependents to have preference.

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197.150 Prisoners or dependents to receive compensation for work outside prison -- Prisoners with dependents to have preference. (1) The administrative regulations made by the Department of Corrections shall provide some definite compensation to be paid to each prisoner or his dependents for each <br>day he works outside of the prison. The department shall collect information <br>concerning the number and requirements of the dependents of each prisoner, and <br>those with families of greatest dependency shall be given preference in assignments <br>to work outside of the prison, if the record, physical ability, and conduct of the <br>prisoner warrants preference. (2) The administrative regulations may provide that any infraction of the regulations or of the regulations governing the discipline of the prisoners, either while confined <br>within the walls of the prison, or while engaged in employment outside the prison, <br>shall work a forfeiture of the benefits authorized in this section, either in whole or <br>in part, in the discretion of the department. Payments to the prisoners or their <br>dependents as authorized by this section shall be made subject to the regulations, as <br>other expenses of the department, but only out of the funds made available under <br>the provisions of the particular contract under which the prisoners have been <br>employed. Effective: July 14, 1992 <br>History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 54, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 344, sec. 28, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 74, Art. V, sec. 24(14). -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective <br>October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3828b-14.