439.651 Reentry drug supervision pilot program -- Duration -- Elements --

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(1)By March 2018, the department shall implement a reentry drug supervision

pilot program with the goal of restoring lives and reducing recidivism through

oversight and behavior modification.

(2)The reentry drug supervision pilot program shall last four

(4)years and shall:

(a)Be administered and overseen by a reentry team organized under KRS

439.652;

(b)Be composed of inmates or parolees placed in the pilot program pursuant

to KRS 439.653;

(c)Consist of two

(2)phases as outlined in KRS 439.654;

(d)Provide a continuum of substance use disorder treatments and

rehabilitative services;

(e)Monitor participants with frequent drug testing;

(f)Implement a coordinated strategy to govern the pilot program's responses

to participants' compliance;

(g)Require ongoing reentry team interaction with each participant; and

(h)Forge partnerships among public agencies and community-based

organizations.

(3)The department shall monitor and evaluate the reentry drug supervision pilot

program to determine:

(a)The number of participants who complete the pilot program;

(b)Of the participants who complete the pilot program, the number who later

have their parole revoked and for what offense or, if no longer on parole,

the number who commit new offenses and a description of those new

offenses;

(c)The number of participants terminated from the pilot program, the reason

for their termination, and how long they participated in the pilot program

before termination; and

(d)Any savings associated from placing participants in the pilot program

versus keeping those participants incarcerated.

(4)For a total of seven

(7)years, the department shall provide an annual report to

the Legislative Research Commission and to the Interim Joint Committee on

Judiciary by January 1 of each year the reentry drug supervision pilot program

is in operation as well as the following three

(3)years. The report shall include

the data detailed in subsection

(3)of this section.

(5)The department may promulgate administrative regulations to implement KRS

439.650 to 439.657.