NCJ Number
129110
Journal
American Jails Volume: 4 Issue: 5 Dated: (January/February 1991) Pages: 32-36
Date Published
1990
Length
5 pages
Annotation
The adoption of the Kentucky House Bill 452 in 1988 is discussed in relation to changes in juvenile confinement policies, programs, and physical plant requirements.
Abstract
The bill established a new State juvenile code and formed three separate juvenile confinement types: Intermittent Holding, Juvenile Holding, and Secure Juvenile Detention. Juveniles were to be kept separate from adults while housed in the same facility. The code resulted in new staffing and physical plant requirements, juvenile confinement training, and single celling of all juveniles, respectively, as well as operational changes. In addition, the bill impacts greatly on the 120 Kentucky counties, most of which are in rural areas, have low budgets for operating costs, and do not have their own juvenile incarceration areas. To solve these problems, State and County officials are attempting a regional approach toward juvenile incarceration, particularly with Secure Juvenile Detention. The State will provide funding for the construction and operation of the facility for several years.