Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 The Basics of PREA
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Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
The Basics of PREA
PREA was signed into law on Sept 4, 2003 by
President Bush in order to address the
prevention of sexual assault in correctional
systems.
Under PREA, the National Prison Rape Elimination Act
Commission (NPRC) was created with the
responsibility of establishing the standards for prevention,
detection, response, and monitoring of sexual abuse
and violence within correctional systems.
Nine years after the passage of PREA, the
standards were finalized in May of
2012 with an effective date of August 20,
2012
The Purpose of PREA is to:•Establish zero – tolerance for the incidence of sexual abuse of inmates
•Develop, establish, and implement national standards of guide operations
•Institute national data collection on incidents of sexual abuse of inmates
•Standardize definitions of prohibited behaviors•Increase accountability of corrections personal responsible for the custody of inmates
•Fund program and research
PREA is not a criminal law but sets the bar for how
agencies can best prevent, detect, and respond to
sexual abuse of inmates.
Complying with PREA standards however will
present the opportunity to better achieve the ethical responsibility to protect
inmates in our care, custody and control.
There are two separate categories for types of
sexual abuse of inmates.
1.Sexual abuse of an inmate by another inmate
2.Sexual abuse of an inmate by a staff member, contractor, or volunteer.
Sexual contact in any form between staff
members, contractors, and volunteers with an inmate is a violation of PREA. It is also a crime
under Indiana law.
Your state law that pertains to staffand inmate sexual contact goes
here
This means there will be NO physical contact between
staff, contractors, volunteers and inmates other than
handshakes in this facility.
This shall include NO hugging of
inmates.
All staff, contractors and volunteers in this facility are MANDATORY reporters. You
must report immediately any knowledge, suspicion, or
information regarding sexual abuse within the facility.
Reporting information from your facility can go
here.
Some possible Red Flags of sexual abuse or misconduct:
Inmate with Inmate:• Change in appearance
• Change in mood• Recent physical injuries
Inmate with Staff or Volunteers:
• Inmate receiving special privileges• Inmate knowing personal information
• Inappropriate language or conversations
Without reporting what you suspect or know about
sexual abuse or the potential for sexual abuse, you break the chain to prevention and
effective response.
Failing to report also compromises the safety
and security of staff, inmates and the entire
facility.
NO information about sexual abuse shall be
revealed to anyone other than supervisors and
investigators except to the extent necessary.
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT YOU’RE A
PROFESSIONAL AND HAVE ETHICAL BOUNDRIES!
ANY QUESTIONS?