Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
OVC FY 2019 Reducing Child Fatalities and Recurring Child Injuries Caused by Crime Victimization (Webinar)
Event Dates
Location
Online
PREA Targeted Implementation Planning and Support Program (Webinar)
Event Dates
Location
Online
Serving Formerly Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Assault (Webinar)
Event Dates
Location
Virtual
Developing a PREA-Compliant Language Access Plan for Incarcerated People Who Are Limited English Proficient
Date Published
October 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
JUSTINFO Newsletter: August 1, 2019
Funding
- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Local Solicitation | Due: 8/23/2019 | BJA
- Innovations in Supervision Initiative: Community Corrections Collaborations to Reduce Violent Crime and Recidivism | Due: 8/30/2019 | BJA
- Prison Rape Elimination Act Targeted Implementation Planning and Support | Due: 8/30/2019 | BJA
- Find additional, already announced solicitations and access funding resources in the OJP Funding Resource Center | OJP
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2020
Date Published
August 2020
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Newsletter,
News and Announcement,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OJJDP
PREA Data Collection Activities, 2020
Date Published
June 2020
Publication Type
Survey,
Statistics,
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
BJS
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA): Cost Impact Analysis
Date Published
June 2010
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
OJP-Sponsored
Report on Sexual Victimization in Prisons, Jails, and Juvenile Correctional Facilities: Review Panel on Prison Rape
Date Published
April 2016
Publication Type
Survey,
Statistics,
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OJP
Prison Rape Elimination Act: Booz Allen Hamilton Cost Study (2010)
The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 mandates that the Department of Justice promote and implement regulations that adopt national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction and punishment of prison rape. The Justice Department is reviewing proposed national standards that the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission prepared for PREA. The Department commissioned an independent contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton, to prepare a cost study of the...
Prison Rape Elimination Act
Publications
- Data Collections for the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
- Implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
- Keeping Vulnerable Populations Safe Under PREA: Alternative Strategies to the Use of Segregation in Prisons and Jails
- Making PREA and Victim Services Accessible for Incarcerated People With Disabilities: An Implementation Guide for Practitioners on the Adult and Juvenile Standards
- PREA Data Collection Activities (Annual Report)...
Review Panel
The review panel is conducting annual hearings to collect evidence to assist the Bureau of Justice Statistics in identifying common characteristics, not only of victims and perpetrators of prison rape but also of prisons and prison systems with a high incidence of prison rape and those that have successfully deterred prison rape.
Civil Rights
The Office for Civil Rights at the Office of Justice Programs ensures that recipients of financial assistance from OJP, as well as the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and the Office on Violence Against Women, comply with federal laws that prohibit discrimination in employment and the delivery of services or benefits based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, and disability. See Civil Rights Requirements for more information.
Recipients of financial assistance from OVW are also prohibited from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. For more information, see Nondiscrimination Grant Condition in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.
Employees, beneficiaries and applicants for employment or services of any of the above who believe that they have experienced unlawful discrimination may file a complaint.
The Investigative Findings page captures information for a selection of OCR investigations.
Contacts
Director: Michael Alston
OCR Main Line: 202-307-0690
Fax: 202-354-4380
TDD/TTY: 202-307-2027
OCR E-mail: [email protected]
Resources
Other federal civil rights agencies:
PREA Data Collection Activities, 2019
Date Published
June 2019
Publication Type
Statistics,
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
BJS
Sexual Victimization in Prisons: Moving Toward Elimination - Expert Chat Webinar, NIJ and Harvard's Government Innovators Network
Date Published
February 2008
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis,
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored