Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, December 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
15A.065,
15A.0652,
15A.067,
200.080-200.120, Chapters
600-645
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
15A.065(1),
15A.0652,
15A.160,
605.150,
635.095, and
640.120 authorize the Justice
and Public Safety Cabinet and the Department of Juvenile Justice to promulgate
administrative regulations for the proper administration of the cabinet and its
programs. This administrative regulation establishes requirements for a maximum
capacity to be established for each department facility, staffing, and a daily
population count to be made.
Section
1. Bed Capacity.
(1) A facility
shall not exceed the maximum capacity established by the State Fire
Marshal.
(2) The department shall
establish and maintain recommended maximum bed capacities at each
facility.
(3) The Commissioner or
designee may waive the recommended capacity maximum of a juvenile facility
established in subsection (2) of this section, if it is determined that a
waiver does not seriously affect the security, supervision of juveniles,
programs, or the safe, healthful, or efficient operation of the
facility.
Section 2.
Required Staffing Levels for Juvenile Facilities.
(1) Each juvenile facility shall have
adequate staff to provide reasonable security to the juveniles and ensure their
wellbeing.
(2) A juvenile or group
of juveniles shall not be given control or authority over other
juveniles.
(3) At least one (1)
same sex staff member of the juvenile population shall be on duty at all
times.
(4) In an emergency, the
superintendent may use other approved physical management certified DJJ staff
to fulfill required youth worker staff coverage on a shift-by-shift
basis.
Section 3. Daily
Census.
(1) A facility operated by or
contracted with the department shall conduct a daily census of the juveniles in
its custody.
(2) A facility shall
report any other information regarding the juvenile population in the daily
census that the commissioner or designee directs, including:
(g) Other information as
instructed.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
15A.065(1),
15A.0652,
15A.160,
605.150,
635.095,
640.120,
645.250
