News of Interest

PREA Auditor Training dates for 2015 have been finalized.

New resource for inmate education in adult facilities available.

National Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center Releases 2014 Annual Report

New documents on confidentiality, privilege, and mandatory reporting resources located in the PRC library.

PRC, along with Just Detention International, has released a Third Party Reporting fact sheet. This informational resource describes the key differences between the inmate reporting requirements included in standards §115.51 and §115.53.

PRC has added a new curriculum to the Curricula page on the PRC website. The curriculum—developed by The Moss Group, Inc.—is titled, PREA Employee Training.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has finalized and released the process for facilities to appeal the results of their official Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) audits.

DOJ has amended the certification protocol for PREA auditors. The new protocol consists of certification as an adult facilities auditor, a juvenile facilities auditor, or certification for both types of facilities where experience warrants.

This Digest comprises a variety of cases from state and federal jurisdictions, most of them involving criminal or administrative proceedings in which sexual abuse in confinement is a factor.

Deputy Attorney General James M.