Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XL. Crimes and Punishments § 441.450.Approval required for remodeling or reconstruction of existing facilities; when approval not required

(3)(a) If the renovation includes an increase in the square footage of an existing local correctional facility to add prisoner bed space, that renovation shall be deemed an expansion and shall require the approval of the construction authority as provided in KRS 441.420 to 441.450.

(b) If the renovation includes an increase in the square footage of an existing local correctional facility, the authority shall not approve the application unless the resulting renovation of the local correctional facility results in a facility with a bed capacity of one hundred fifty (150) inmate beds or more.