Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XL. Crimes and Punishments § 441.005.Definitions for chapter

(1) “Jail” means county jails and correctional or detention facilities, including correctional facilities defined in KRS 67B.020 and juvenile detention facilities, operated by and under the supervision of any political subdivision;

(2) “Holdover” means any jail housing prisoners for a maximum period of ninety-six (96) continuous hours and excluding times when a prisoner is released for a minimum of seven (7) hours for the purpose of working at his or her employment, attending an educational institution, or conducting other business pursuant to a court order, or when a prisoner is released for in court proceedings;

(3) “Prisoner” means any person confined in jail pursuant to any code, ordinance, law, or statute of any unit of government and who is:

(4) “Unit of government” means that unit of government including the United States government whose law, statute, ordinance, or code a prisoner is charged with violating. If a person is imprisoned for contempt of court, the state shall be deemed the responsible unit of government;

(5) “Department” means the Department of Corrections;

(6) “Jail personnel” means deputy jailers, matrons, cooks, and other food service personnel, and other jail employees involved in the supervision, custody, care, or treatment of prisoners in jails but does not include maintenance or clerical personnel;

(7) “Regional jail” means a jail which is:

(8) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the Department of Corrections; and

(9) “Reentry center” means a supervised community residential facility operated by a local correctional facility, county jail, or regional jail as detailed in KRS 441.146.