Title: Sex Offender Treatment Program - Department of Corrections
Headings: Sex Offender Treatment Program
Sex Offender Treatment Program
Counseling
KY Sex Offender Risk Assessment Advisory Board (SORAAB)

Content: Whenever it becomes necessary for SOTP to maintain a waiting list, the applicants are taken into the program by order of which their referrals are received. Additional legislation will be of interest to individuals convicted of sex offenses. A bill passed in 1992 requires that individuals convicted of a sexual offense shall have a sample of blood take by the Department of Corrections for DNA law enforcement identification purposes before leaving the institution where they are incarcerated. A bill passed in 1994 and 1998 requires the "ALL" individuals convicted of a sex offense shall register a home address prior to release from the institution. Registered offender in the Commonwealth of Kentucky fall into two categories: Lifetime Registrants - address verified every 90 days
10 Year Registrants - address verified annually
Failure to comply with the statutes may result in prosecution and sentencing. Counseling
There are several types of counseling available to the inmate population. Unit Staff will assist in day-to-day guidance and counseling and refer inmates to other programs as appropriate. The Mental Health Division provides a specialized Sex Offender Treatment Program and a Substance Abuse Program. It should be noted that, according to statute, sex offenders convicted of crimes committed on or after July 15, 1986 are required to successfully complete a Sex Offender Program in order to be released by parole (KRS 439.340).