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Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Some information about PREA

  • It was passed by Congress on September 4, 2003
  • It supports the prevention, reduction and elimination of sexual violence in all US penal facilities
  • There are 9 Purposes established under the Act
    • Establish a zero tolerance standard for the incidence of prison rape in prisons in the US
    • Make the prevention of prison rape a top priority in each prison system
    • Develop and implement national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction and punishment of prison rape
    • Increase the available data and information on the incidence of prison rape, consequently improving the management and administration of correctional facilities
    • Standardize the definitions used for collecting data on the incidence of prison rape
    • Increase the accountability of prison officials who fail to detect, prevent, reduce and punish prison rape
    • Protect the Eighth Amendment rights of Federal, State and local prisoners
    • Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal expenditures through grant programs
    • Reduce the costs that prison rape imposes on interstate commerce

Resources

 

  • Scott Abbott
    Deputy Administrator of Prison Operations
    Wyoming Department of Corrections
    Phone: 307.777.3532
    E-mail: scott.abbott@wyo.gov 

 

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