Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 505 - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
Chapter 2 - Juvenile Detention Facilities
Section 505 KAR 2:150 - Programs
Universal Citation: 505 KY Admin Regs Service 2:150
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, December 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 15A.210-15A.240
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 15A.210 requires the Department of Juvenile Justice to promulgate administrative regulations governing the operation of juvenile detention centers and juvenile holding facilities, including programs and services. This administrative regulation governs programs and services at juvenile detention centers and juvenile holding facilities.
Section 1.
(1) The facility shall provide or make
available the following minimum services and programs consistent with federal
law to adjudicated and preadjudicated juveniles:
(a) An education program;
(b) Visitation with parents, guardians or
persons exercising similar custodial control or supervision;
(c) Private communication with visitors and
staff;
(d) Counseling;
(e) Continuous supervision of living
units;
(f) Medical
services;
(g) Food
services;
(h) Recreation and
exercise; and
(i) Reading
materials.
(2) Assessment
for education programs and services shall be initiated for all juveniles as
soon as they are admitted to living units.
(3) Educational opportunities shall be made
available to all juveniles within ten (10) days of admission, except if there
is substantial evidence to justify otherwise.
(4) Educational programs in detention
facilities shall be designed to assist detained juveniles in keeping up with
their studies.
(5) Educational
supervisors and instructors shall be licensed or approved by the
state.
(6) Formal educational
programs shall have a minimum of one (1) teacher for every fifteen (15)
students per class period.
(7)
There shall be an annual evaluation to measure the effectiveness of the
educational training programs against stated performance objectives.
(8) The facility shall issue and enforce
written policies and procedures that require:
(a) A recreation and leisure-time plan
including at least one (1) hour per day of large muscle activity and one (1)
hour of structured leisure-time activity;
(b) Adherence to dietary and other
requirements of various faiths if approved by the religious authority;
and
(c) Staff members to be
available to counsel juveniles if requested and on an emergency
basis.
(9) The facility
shall have a staff member or trained volunteer who coordinates and supervises
the recreation program.
(10) A
variety of fixed and movable equipment shall be provided for each outdoor
recreation area.
(11) Library
services shall be available to all detained juveniles.
(12) Written policy shall define the
principles, purposes and criteria used in the selection and maintenance of
library materials.
(13) There shall
be a volunteer staff or a contractual social services program that makes
available a range of resources to meet the needs of juveniles, including
individual and family counseling and community services, as required.
(14) Detained juveniles shall be afforded
access to religious, mental health counseling and crisis intervention services
in accordance with their needs.
(15) A staff member shall coordinate the
facility's religious programs.
(16)
There shall be a system for juveniles and staff to communicate with one another
at all times.
(17) Work assignments
shall not conflict with education programs.
(18) Juveniles shall not be permitted to
perform any work prohibited by state and federal child labor laws.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 15A.210
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