signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 64)
Summary
The bill creates a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Corrections and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System to give intensive, hands‑on job training to inmates at Northpoint Training Center. Participation is barred for inmates serving life without parole, escape‑related sentences, or sex‑crime convictions, and the department must handle facility operations, security, transport and housing. The goal is to boost employment chances after release and lower recidivism.
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