Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 was established to address sexual abuse and sexual harassment of persons confined to correctional facilities. The provisions of PREA include the development of standards for detection, prevention, reduction, and elimination of sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement settings. The Act applies to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. Additional information regarding PREA is provided below:
 

PREA RESOURCES

• PREA Juvenile Standards

• Bureau of Justice Statistics on Sexual Violence

• National Institute of Corrections

• National PREA Resource Center

• Stop Prisoner Rape

PUBLIC LAW 108-79

• Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003

• Summary of Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

• Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) Definitions

PREA POLICIES

• Zero Tolerance for Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment

• Administrative Investigations

• Criminal Investigations

• Reporting and Investigating Suspected Child Abuse

DATA COLLECTION

Standard §115.388, Data Review for Correction Action of PREA, requires that all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders review data collected on an annual basis in order to assess and enhance the effectiveness of its sexual abuse prevention, detection, response policies/procedures, education and training, while identifying problem areas and taking corrective action on an ongoing basis.

• PREA Annual Data and Compliance Report (2022 - 2023)

• PREA Data Collection Report (2018 - 2023)

PREA AUDIT REPORTS

All confinement facilities covered under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards must be audited at least every three years to be considered compliant with the PREA standards, with one third of each facility type operated by an agency, or private organization on behalf of an agency, audited each year.

• PREA Audit Report of Adobe Mountain School (FY2023)

• PREA Audit Report of Adobe Mountain School (FY 2020)

• PREA Audit Report of Adobe Mountain School (FY 2017)

• PREA Audit Report of Adobe Mountain School (FY 2015)

AGENCY BROCHURES

ADJC created a PREA Brochure to be provided to youth upon commitment to ADJC custody. The PREA brochure/leaflet is designed to help educate youth on how to identify abuse; to provide guidelines on how to stay safe; to inform on how to report abuse; and to provide guidance on what to do if abused.

• PREA Brochure - English Version

• PREA Brochure - Spanish Version

PROJECT ZERO TOLERANCE

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) has zero tolerance for sexual contact of any kind with juveniles, including sexual conduct, assault, contact and/or harassment, by youth, staff, contractors, volunteers or others.

• Project Zero Tolerance

PREA POSTERS

In 2013, the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections underwent a “facelift” in our Zero Tolerance Campaign through the creation of new posters, intended to be placed strategically throughout Adobe Mountain School, as part of our ongoing campaign against sexual abuse and sexual violence. In this way the iterations of our Zero Tolerance message remain “fresh” to the youth, while increasing their thoughtful awareness.

PREA VIDEO

To highlight PREA Posters, an ADJC PREA Video was created to demonstrate how ADJC uses the posters to expand awareness of PREA at Adobe Mountain School and uses the posters as a tool for discussing ADJC’s zero-tolerance standard for sexual abuse and sexual harassment with youth in group settings.

View our PREA Video...