Private non-prison based employment programs which operate within a community setting utilizing inmates with not more than a minimum security classification shall be work release programs. Criteria for eligibility set forth in K.A.R. 44-8-114 shall be applicable except that inmates meeting all other criteria for selection may be eligible for participation up to 36 months prior to their parole eligibility date.
Kan. Admin. Regs. § 44-8-115