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PREA Investigation

I am interested in hearing any problems that have arisen from an investigaton and the corrective actions taken. I am not seeking any particular fixes for a problem I have experienced but merely seeking additional knowledge in this area. Thanks

Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Curtis on 07-31-2008
Learn online! "Your Role: Responding to Sexual Abuse"

The National Institute of Corrections has just release a new online training progra m that provides a comprehensive overview of the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) . This 2-hour program is designed to increase your awareness of the dynamics of sexual abuse in corrections and teach you how...

Posted to Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) (Weblog) by National Institute of Corrections on 07-30-2008
PREA Blog Announces New Jail Sexual Victimization Report

Jail Administrators may be interested in a new posting in our Corrections Community on the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) blog. View the blog post, Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2007.

Posted to Today's Jails (Weblog) by Sandy Schilling on 06-25-2008
Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2007

The Bureau of Justice Statistics has published a report on sexual victimization in local jails. The data for the 2007 National Inmate Survey (NIS) was collected from a sample of 40,419 inmates between April and December, and surveyed 282 local jails. Highlights: About 1.6% of inmates (12,100, nationwide...

Posted to Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) (Weblog) by CC Pro on 06-25-2008
Draft Standards for Prevention, Detection, Response and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in Adult Prisons and Jails, and for Facilities Holding Immigration Detainees

I have concerns about the implementation of the new standards being considered by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission and am wondering if other institutiions have questions about the following areas of the draft: 1. Gathering forensic evidence after hours: Some facilities in the Arizona system...

Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Larry Clausen on 06-16-2008
More PREA Standards Released For Comment

The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission has released draft standards for lockups, community corrections, and juvenile facilities, which are available at www.nprec.us for public comment from June 16th through August 1st. The first set of draft standards, addressing adult prisons and jails, and...

Posted to Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) (Weblog) by Eileen Conway on 06-16-2008
Colorado Department of Corrections PREA Conference scheduled for May 21 and 22, 2008

Prison Rape Elimination Act Training Workshop Sponsored by the Colorado Department of Corrections with assistance from NIC and the Moss Group Topics include: PREA National Standards, policy considerations, facility culture and code of silence with Andie Moss, National PREA Project Director for NIC and...

Posted to General Topics (Forum) by La Cole Archuletta on 04-28-2008
Re: PREA: Offender Education Materials Wanted

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center has materials available for offender education pertaining to PREA. The webpage on the NIC PREA project is http://nicic.org/PREA and the PREA blog is http://community.nicic.org/blogs/prea/default.aspx You may want to request: Speaking Up: Discussing...

Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Sandy Schilling on 04-24-2008
PREA - Program Responses to Relatively Minor Sexual Misconduct

Imagine an inmate or juvenile offender in a sex offender program has just intentionally bumped up against a peer and admitted that it was done for the purpose of sexual gratification. What is your program's response? What does "zero tolerance" mean in this context? Thank you in advance...

Posted to General Topics (Forum) by dagjessiidjc on 04-15-2008
PREA and the Juvenile Justice System

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) mandates that correctional authorities provide an environment free of sexual violence and harassment. But how does an agency go about designing and implementing effective policies to ensure compliance with PREA? The experiences of the Massachusetts Department of...

Posted to Juvenile Justice Connection (Weblog) by CC Pro on 03-18-2008

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