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• Public Comment Sought on Proposed PREA Standards

  Filed under: Standards, PREA, Prison Rape Elimination Commission

  The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC) has released their draft standards for adult prisons, jails, and facilities holding immigration detainees. The Commission is seeking public input regarding these proposed standards between the dates of May 5 through July 7, 2008. Draft standards concerning lockups, juvenile and community corrections... Read More » Posted May 05 2008, 02:30 PM by CC Pro with 3 comment(s) | 226 views

• Helping Judges and Prosecutors Understand and Manage PREA Cases

  Filed under: PREA, Judges, Prosecutors

  Two items are available from the National Judicial College (NJC), under a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), that will help judges and prosecutors understand and manage PREA cases. "What Judges Need to Know About Prison Rape: The Prison Rape Elimination Act and the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003: Curriculum for Judges. According... Read More » Posted Mar 13 2008, 03:51 PM by Sandy Schilling with 2 comment(s) | 359 views

• Fourth Annual Report to Congress on Department of Justice Activitites Related to the Prison Rape Elimination Act

  Filed under: PREA, Federal Partnerships, Congressional Reports

  This report covers calendar year 2006 and summarizes the activities of the federal agencies charged with specific tasks regarding the implementation and monitoring of compliance with the requirements of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Read More » Posted Feb 28 2008, 03:25 PM by CC Pro with no comments | 363 views

• Chat About PREA Implications for Juvenile Justice Agencies

  Filed under: Training, Juvinile Justice

  On June 1, 2006 The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission held a public hearing focusing on issues concerning juvenile populations. Testimony from that hearing brought to light questions regarding the implications of PREA for juvenile justice agencies. The hearing raised many issues including: policies preventing youth on youth sexual contact;... Read More » Posted Feb 19 2008, 10:35 AM by National Institute of Corrections with no comments | 395 views

• Sexual Victimization in Correctional Facilities - Free Online Event

  Filed under: NIJ, PREA, Prison rape, Inmate sexual assault

  The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in partnership with Harvard University , John F. Kennedy School of Government Innovators Network will be hosting a free online discussion regarding sexual victimization in correctional facilities. An expert panel will address the state of current research and what can be done to reduce and eliminate such events... Read More » Posted Jan 29 2008, 04:11 PM by CC Pro with 1 comment(s) | 650 views

• Participate in the PREA Standards Implementation Needs Assessment

  The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC) is inviting up to 10 facilities to participate in the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards Implementation Needs Assessment (SINA ). The Commission is seeking feedback on the PREA draft standards regarding feasibility of implementation of the standards, as written, and possible suggestions... Read More » Posted Jan 09 2008, 10:51 AM by CC Pro with 2 comment(s) | 504 views

• Sexual Victimization in State and Federal Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2007

  Filed under: PREA, Prison rape, Inmate sexual assault, Staff Sexual Misconduct

  The Bureau of Justice Statistics has compiled data from a sample of 23,398 inmates in 146 State and Federal prisons on the prevalence and incidences of sexual victimization. The data include inmate-on-inmate victimization, as well as staff sexual misconduct. Read More » Posted Dec 19 2007, 02:10 PM by CC Pro with 1 comment(s) | 1,092 views

• No Cost Assistance for PREA

  Filed under: PREA, Technical Assistance, Training

  The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has provided a grant to the Center for Innovative Public Policies (CIPP) to make information, training, or technical assistance on the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 available at no cost. See the downloadable flyer announcing, "The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) What Every Chief of Police... Read More » Posted Nov 19 2007, 03:29 PM by Sandy Schilling with no comments | 747 views

• Annual Report to Congress on the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003

  Filed under: PREA, Federal Partnerships

  The third annual report to Congress detailing the activities and accomplishments of federal agencies charged with specific tasks regarding the implementation and monitoring of compliance with the requirements of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) by Federal and State law enforcement and correctional agencies is available here . Read More » Posted Nov 16 2007, 03:57 PM by CC Pro with no comments | 579 views

• Protocol for Sexual Assault Examinations

  Filed under: PREA, Policies, Inmate sexual assault

  The U.S. Department of Justice , Office of Violence Against Women (VAWA) has developed a national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations. This report provides a blueprint that jurisdictions may employ in the development and implementation of strategies specific to the examination process. Read More » Posted Sep 25 2007, 12:42 PM by CC Pro with no comments | 741 views

• Prison Rape Survivors Speak Out

  Filed under: National Prison Rape Elimination Commission, Prison rape, Inmate sexual assault

  In Our Experience: Recommendations by Prisoner Rape Survivors to the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission is a publication derived from the first Prisoner Rape Survivor Summit conducted by Stop Prisoner Rape . Participants pointed out the vulnerability of certain individuals (physically and/or mentally disadvantaged; youthful offenders; smaller... Read More » Posted Aug 30 2007, 11:01 AM by CC Pro with 3 comment(s) | 1,703 views

• When is Silence Not Golden?

  Filed under: PREA, Inmate sexual assault

  With the passage of the Prison Rape Elimination Act , correctional authorities are even more acutely aware of their legal obligation to provide an environment free from sexual violence and harassment. But what if the perpetrator is a correctional employee? Do correctional employees have a "code of silence" that enables and shields these perpetrators... Read More » Posted Aug 27 2007, 10:16 AM by CC Pro with 2 comment(s) | 928 views

• New Statistics on Sexual Violence

  Filed under: PREA, Inmate sexual assault

  The Bureau of Justice Statistics today released Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities, 2006 , the latest in its series of statistical reports. It provides counts of reported sexual violence, by type, for adult prisons, jails, and other adult correctional facilities. The link above provides access to the full report, along with a summary... Read More » Posted Aug 16 2007, 02:13 PM by Eileen Conway with no comments | 1,758 views

• The Prison Rape Elimination Act and Lesbian/Gay/Bi-sexual/Transgender/Questioning Individuals

  Filed under: PREA Transgender Lesbian Gay

  The passage of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) has raised awareness in the criminal justice system of the unique mental, physical and safety needs of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and questioning) individuals and the legal requirements to provide an environment free from sexual violence and harassment by detainees and staff. The... Read More » Posted Aug 08 2007, 12:27 PM by CC Pro with 2 comment(s) | 2,779 views

• Investigating Sexual Assaults in Correctional Facilities

  Filed under: PREA, Inmate sexual assault

  The National Institute of Corrections has released the second bulletin in its series, Staff Perspectives: Sexual Violence in Adult Prisons & Jails. The new bulletin, Investigating Sexual Assaults in Correctional Facilities summarizes the findings of focus group interviews. A total of 332 staff representing local, state, and federal facilities, at... Read More » Posted Jul 30 2007, 08:34 AM by Eileen Conway with no comments | 2,262 views