Ky. Const. art. I, § 252

Section 252 Houses of reform to be established and maintained. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to provide by law, as soon as practicable, for the establishment and maintenance of an institution or institutions for the detention, correction, instruction and reformation of all persons under the age of eighteen years, convicted of such felonies and such misdemeanors as may be designated by law. Said institution shall be known as the "House of Reform." Text as Ratified on: August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891. History: Not yet amended.