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KYTC/DOC Inmate Work Crew Program

KYTC/DOC Inmate Work Crew Program. Darrell L. Burks Roadside Environment State Administrator June 8 , 2011. Cooperative Effort To Benefit The Commonwealth. KYTC needed work crews DOC needed work for inmates Program initiated spring 2006 MOA between KYTC and DOC Win-Win Situation.

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KYTC/DOC Inmate Work Crew Program

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  1. KYTC/DOC Inmate Work Crew Program Darrell L. Burks Roadside Environment State Administrator June 8, 2011

  2. Cooperative Effort To Benefit The Commonwealth • KYTC needed work crews • DOC needed work for inmates • Program initiated spring 2006 • MOA between KYTC and DOC • Win-Win Situation

  3. DOC Provisions • Inmate work crews (5 -10 inmates/crew) • Correctional Officer to supervise work crew • Lunch and drinks for crew members • Means of communication • Medical care for crew members

  4. KYTC Provisions • Work experience program • Per diem reimbursement for inmate meals • Reimbursement of Correctional Officer’s salary and benefits • Transportation • All tools, equipment, and supplies • Safety equipment and PPE • Safety training for inmates and Officer • Training for KYTC staff

  5. Current Inmate Work Crews • State Prisons • 10 of 13 institutions • 17 inmate work crews • Private Prisons (CCA) • 1 of 3 institutions • 2 inmate work crews • Local County Jails • 21 of 75 county/regional jails • 22 crews

  6. Work Activities • Trash pickup along roadways • Tree trimming and brush removal • Weed-eating and grass trimming • Guardrail repair • Building maintenance repair • KYTC landscape and grounds maintenance • Equipment maintenance • Sight distance clearing • Maintenance of roadway drainage systems

  7. Crew Rate/Day = $184.87 260 work days/year Annual crew cost = $48, 066.20 Crew Rate/Day = $1800.00 260 work days/year Annual crew cost = $468,000.00 DOC Crew vs. Contractor Crew

  8. Annual Labor Savings • $ savings /work crew = $419,933.80 • Grand Total Annual $ Labor Savings (41 DOC crews vs. 41 contractor crews) $17,217,286

  9. Inmate Training

  10. Inmate Work Crew Vehicle

  11. Crew At Work

  12. Guardrail Work

  13. Completed Work

  14. Bridge Work

  15. Right-Of-Way Clearing

  16. Right-Of-Way Clearing

  17. Tree Trimming Activity

  18. Sight Distance Clearing

  19. 2009 Ice Storm Assistance

  20. Rainy Day Work

  21. Equipment Maintenance

  22. Office Landscape Maintenance

  23. Fringe Benefits

  24. Darrell L. BurksRoadside Environment State AdministratorKentucky Transportation Cabinet200 Mero Street, Third Floor EastFrankfort, KY 40622502-564-4556Darrell.Burks@ky.gov

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