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PREA Standard § 115.16 requires agencies to ensure people in confinement, including those with disabilities, have equal access to efforts preventing and responding to sexual abuse and harassment. This page provides links to clearinghouse resources to help agencies meet this requirement.

The PRC is offering this compilation of auditor resources used by the Field Training Program (FTP). The resources were developed by the FTP team to aid in obtaining and collecting audit documentation and comprehensive facility data.

The PRC developed a 6-minute history video documenting the passage and early years of the Prison Rape Elimination Act. This informative resource has been made freely available and can be utilized as a training tool.

Impact Justice is searching for the next Director of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Resource Center.

Signed by Alan R. Hanson, the Acting Assistant Attorney General at the Office of Justice Programs, this letter was sent to all state governors on September 12, 2017. This letter outlines the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) mandates, and PREA's effect on Department of Justice grant funding.

Catch up on PREA-related news coverage from around the country.

The Office of Justice Programs has published their annual letter to all state governors.

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the fiscal year 2019 site-based grant program, entitled Implementing the PREA Standards, Protecting Inmates, and Safeguarding Communities.

The National PREA Resource Center has released its 2017-2018 Annual Report.