Read articles, columns and other content from Corrections1 related to the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA, P.L. 108-79), which was enacted by Congress to address the problem of sexual abuse of persons in the custody of U.S. correctional agencies.
The high-ranking official, who has admitted to beating Black inmates in the 1990s, has "openly shared some of his past and has shared ... that he’s a changed man"
The inmate was able to leave the booking area unsupervised and rape the female inmate who was handcuffed to a bar attached to a wall while awaiting release
In addition to the risk of depression and suicide, transgender people experience sexual violence, harassment and other adverse conditions at higher rates than the general population
Anyone in a correctional facility who has access to inmates should receive PREA training on how to detect and prevent inmate sexual abuse and harassment. Risk management expert and Lexipol co-founder Gordon Graham details what to expect during a PREA audit in this tip.