Other Corrections

Support state, local, and tribal confinement agencies across the United States with technical assistance and grants to advance efforts to protect people at higher risk of harm during incarceration and reduce the use of overly punitive or restrictive approaches to do so.

The PRC hosted a virtual Auditor Refresher training with a webinar on a variety of topics for auditors including auditing LGBTI+ PREA protections and a discussion on promising practices with the Oregon DOC. There was also a small group breakout activity following the session where auditors discussed scenarios and things to consider when auditing PREA protections. The training was mandatory for certified and probationary auditors and counted toward the maximum hours of annual continuing education requirements for auditors.

Operated the auditor certification process for auditors who completed their Field Training Programs during the reporting period and who signed their auditor certification agreements. This includes communicating with them about deadlines, the responsibilities of a probationary auditor, and the requirements that must be met to become fully certified. Upon completion of the necessary steps, we also updated our public auditor directory to display the newly certified auditors names and basic information about them.

During this reporting period: Jenny Lutz, formerly of The Center for Children's Law and Policy, now with the PRC, held one (1) cohort call for the TIPS juvenile project sites.

A request for a training presentation was requested for Maine's SAFE program and SA/DV coalition about PREA Standards, dynamics of sexual abuse in confinement, risk factors of abuse in confinement, processes and expectations of facilities, and any other topics a forensic nurse should know. The presentation was built using prior materials from JDI and PRC.

The PRC developed a three-part Introductory Topics Webinar Series on protections in the PREA Standards for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming (LGBTI+) people in custody. The three (3) webinars in this series provide relevant introductory training for staff who are responsible for implementing PREA Standards that rely on effective and professional communication with LGBTI+ people who are confined.

The developed a three-part Advanced Topics Webinar Series on the protections in the PREA Standards for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming (LGBTI+) people in custody. This series addresses all the requirements in the PREA Standards that specifically reference LGBTI+ people and provides guidance from corrections professionals and other experts who have worked through the challenges associated with these standards and implemented PREA compliant policies and practices.

The PRC developed a three-part Advanced Topics Webinar Series on the protections in the PREA Standards for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming (LGBTI+) people in custody. This series addresses all the requirements in the PREA Standards that specifically reference LGBTI+ people and provides guidance from corrections professionals and other experts who have worked through the challenges associated with these standards and implemented PREA compliant policies and practices.