Justice and Public Safety

The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet (JPSC) is the state entity responsible for criminal justice services and coordination. These encompass law enforcement activities such as
 * training
 * prevention
 * education
 * treatment of substance abuse
 * juvenile treatment and detention
 * adult incarceration

In addition the JPSC serves as the State Administering Agency for numerous state and federal grant programs.

To see the members on the cabinet, Click Here

Duties of Secretary

 * Shall advise and recommend policies  and  direction  for  long range  planning  regarding  all elements of the criminal justice system.


 * Award state  and  federal  grants.


 * Disseminate information on criminal justice issues and crime trends


 * Provide technical assistance to all criminal justice agencies

Cool Facts

 * The number of prisoners age 55 or older sentenced to more than 1 year in state prison increased 400% between 1993 and 2013
 * Prisoners age 55 or older had consistently higher mean sentence lengths, increasing from 76 months in 1993 to 82 months in 2013 across all offenses

Agencies

 * Department of Corrections


 * Department of Criminal Justice Training


 * Department of Juvenile Justice


 * Department of Public Advocacy


 * Kentucky State Police

Kentucky Revised Statutes

 * Organizational