Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 505 - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
Chapter 2 - Juvenile Detention Facilities
Section 505 KAR 2:160 - Communication: mail, visiting and telephone
Universal Citation: 505 KY Admin Regs Service 2:160
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, December 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 15A.210-15A.240
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 15A.210 mandates that the Department of Juvenile Justice issue administrative regulations governing juvenile detention centers and juvenile holding facilities.
Section 1.
(1) The volume of mail sent
or received by a juvenile shall not be limited unless it would be detrimental
to the juvenile's wellbeing or if there is evidence of criminal conduct
relating to the communications. If a facility provides postage to residents, it
may place a limit on the number of stamps provided to each resident. Resident
mail from incarcerated individuals at other facilities or correctional
institutions may be delivered, returned, or placed in the youth's
possessions.
(2) The facility shall
adopt and enforce written policies and procedures which:
(a) Provide that juvenile letters, both
incoming and outgoing, shall not be read, unless the letter could be
detrimental to the juvenile's wellbeing or there is evidence of criminal
conduct relating to the letters. If correspondence is read, the youth shall be
informed in advance and shall be present when the letter is opened, and the
action shall be documented;
(b)
Govern inspection of juvenile letters or packages for money or
contraband;
(c) Require that all
cash received through the mail is held for the juvenile in accordance with the
procedures approved by the governing authority;
(d) Require that incoming and outgoing mail
shall be held for no more than twenty-four (24) hours, and packages for no more
than forty-eight (48) hours, excluding weekends and holidays;
(e) Specify that juveniles are permitted to
send sealed letters to a specified class of persons and organizations,
including, but not limited to: courts, counsel, officials of the confining
authority, administrators of grievance systems and members of the releasing
authority;
(f) Allow the facility
to provide postage for the mailing of two (2) letters per week for each
juvenile, if requested, excluding legal correspondence;
(g) Govern visiting and are reviewed annually
and updated if needed;
(h) Provide
that juvenile visitation facilities permit informal communication, including
opportunity for physical contact, if possible;
(i) Specify that visitors register upon entry
into the facility and the circumstances under which visitors are
searched;
(j) Govern special
visits;
(k) Provide for juvenile
access to the telephone to make and receive personal calls, within the limits
of the orderly operation of the facility;
(l) Provide for the forwarding of first-class
letters and packages after transfer or release; and
(m) Govern juvenile access to
publications.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 15A.210
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