Corrections

Virtual meeting to discuss grantee project scope, status and next steps.

Virtual meeting to discuss grantee project scope, status and next steps.

Provide the PREA Coordinator and team an overview of the standards, resources, information on the role of the PREA Coordinator, and how to prepare for an audit. The TA will also include coaching and strategies to implement their PREA policy.

The Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking (ICESAHT) has requested a 90-minute PREA 101 advocacy training on May 21, 2024. The session will provide an overview of corrections and PREA, with a focus on the role of advocates in providing support to incarcerated survivors. Terri Noone from the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence will explain the process for handling calls from Indiana state prisons. JDI will also provide ICESAHT with up to three (3) one-hour coaching sessions as they refine how they want to work with member agencies.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has recently implemented the requirements of Senate Bill 182 known as The Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act. The reality of this bill’s implementation has resulted in the need for cultural awareness training and education for CDCR staff and both cis- and transgender people in CDCR custody. CDCR PREA Coordinator, Captain Shannon Stark, requested technical assistance (TA) from the National PREA Resource Center (PRC) to develop educational videos.

A staff attorney at the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault is working with an advocate who is trying to assist an inmate with PREA-related issues. IowaCASA has requested four (4) coaching sessions to help their legal team and others who support member agencies with advocacy of incarcerated survivors. More specifically, the coaching will focus on requests made by incarcerated survivors and appropriate advocacy services. IowaCASA is sending a survey to member organizations to learn their specific needs, including how to support incarcerated survivors.

The Survivor Empowerment Center (SEC) based in Southern Illinois has requested training for their staff and coaching sessions for their Rape Crisis Services Program Coordinator, Jennifer Short. More specifically, JDI will provide two training sessions for SEC staff and volunteers. The first session will be an overview of the criminal justice system, the PREA standards, and the role of advocates. The second session will include specific guidance for serving incarcerated survivors. Coaching sessions will focus on building relationships with corrections agencies and advising Ms.

Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) is committed to making sure that transgender people in their custody are supported as they prepare to transfer to facilities that align with their gender identity. As such, the WADOC requested technical assistance to develop workshops to support transgender people in this process. More specifically, the technical assistance will include the development of a series of pre-and posttransfer workshops for both trans men and trans women.

The Colorado Division of Human Services Division of Youth Services (DYS) operates 15 secure youth detention centers across the state. DYS has requested technical assistance to review and revise the agency?s policies and practices related to the objective risk screening and placement decisions of youth. JDI will review the DYS screening and placement policies, making recommendations, as needed.

Vera hosted a virtual meeting of the D4D advisory board to review the advisory member role and responsibilities, discuss the request for proposal and site selection process, and provide an overview of the project timeline and key activities for stage 1. Advisory board members shared feedback on the proposed activities for stage 1 and offered insights on ways to best engage selected partners during the rapport-building phase.