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AN ACT relating to mandatory reentry supervision. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 439.3406 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) The board shall order mandatory reentry supervision six (6) months prior to the 4
projected completion date of an inmate's sentence for an inmate who has not been 5
granted discretionary parole. 6
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to an inmate who: 7
(a) Is not eligible for parole by statute; 8
(b) Has been convicted of a capital offense or a Class A felony; 9
(c) Has previously been convicted of two (2) or more offenses that would 10
classify him or her as a violent offender under KRS 439.3401; 11
(d) Has a maximum or close security classification as define d by administrative 12
regulations promulgated by the department; 13
(e)[(d)] Has been sentenced to two (2) years or less of incarceration; 14
(f)[(e)] Is subject to the provisions of KRS 532.043; 15
(g)[(f)] Has six (6) months or less to be served after his or her se ntencing by a 16
court[ or recommitment to prison for a violation of probation, shock 17
probation, parole, or conditional discharge]; 18
(h)[(g)] Has been[If] recommitted to prison for a violation of probation, shock 19
probation, parole, or conditional discharge [, h as not served at least six (6) 20
months since being recommitted]; or 21
(i)[(h)] Has twice been released on mandatory reentry supervision. 22
(3) An inmate granted mandatory reentry supervision pursuant to this section may be 23
returned by the board to prison for vi olation of the conditions of supervision and 24
shall not again be eligible for mandatory reentry supervision during the same period 25
of incarceration. 26
(4) An inmate released to mandatory reentry supervision shall be considered to be 27
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released on parole. 1
(5) Mandatory reentry supervision is not a commutation of sentence or any other form 2
of clemency. 3
(6) No hearing shall be required for the board to order an inmate to mandatory reentry 4
supervision pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. Terms of supervision for 5
inmates released on mandatory reentry supervision shall be established as follows: 6
(a) 1. The board shall adopt administrative regulations in accordance with 7
KRS Chapter 13A establishing general conditions applicable to each 8
inmate ordered to mandatory reentry supervision pursuant to subsection 9
(1) of this section. 10
2. If an inmate is ordered to mandatory reentry supervision, the board's 11
order shall: 12
a. Set forth the general conditions; and[ shall] 13
b. Require the inmate to comply with the general conditi ons and any 14
requirements imposed by the department in accordance with this 15
section; 16
(b) Upon intake of an inmate ordered to mandatory reentry supervision by the 17
board, the department shall use the results of the risk and needs assessment 18
administered pursuant to KRS 439.3104(1) to establish appropriate terms and 19
conditions of supervision, taking into consideration the level of risk to public 20
safety, criminal risk factors, and the need for treatment and other 21
interventions. The terms and conditions imposed b y the department under this 22
paragraph shall not conflict with the general conditions adopted by the board 23
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection; and 24
(c) The powers and duties assigned to the commissioner in relation to probation 25
or parole under KRS 439.470 shall be assigned to the commissioner in 26
relation to mandatory reentry supervision. 27
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(7) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the period of mandatory reentry 1
supervision shall conclude upon completion of the individual's minimum expiration 2
of sentence. 3
(8) If the board issues a warrant for the arrest of an inmate for absconding from 4
supervision during the mandatory reentry supervision period, and the inmate is 5
subsequently returned to prison as a violator of conditions of supervision for 6
absconding, the inmate shall not receive credit toward the remainder of his or her 7
sentence for the time spent absconding. 8
(9) The department shall report the results of the mandatory reentry supervision 9
program to the Legislative Research Commission for referra l to the Interim Joint 10
Committee on Judiciary or the Senate and House Standing Committees on 11
Judiciary, as appropriate, by February 1 of each year[, 2015]. 12