News of Interest

The Survey of Sexual Violence (SSV) is an annual collection based on official records that the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has conducted since 2004. It is one of a number of BJS data collections that are conducted to meet the mandates of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA).

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking applications for funding for the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Program.

The PREA Resource Center is pleased to announce that the Audit Instrument for the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) PREA Standards for Prisons and Jails has been released, pending final revision by the US Department of Justice.

Do you investigate or prosecute cases of sexual abuse in confinement? AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women provides FREE 24/7 case consultation, technical assistance, resources, and training for prosecutors and allied criminal justice professionals.

The National PREA Resource Center awarded nearly $5 million to 43 local adult and juvenile detention facilities across the country to establish zero-tolerance cultures for sexual abuse within those facilities. Read more for additional information, including a list of grantees.

On Wednesday, March 27, 2013, the United State Supreme Court issued its ruling in Millbrook v.

In a presentation put on by the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Justice, Dr. Campbell, of Michigan State University, brings together research on the neurobiology of trauma and the criminal justice response to sexual assault.

The PRC frequently receives questions about the PREA standards’ audit requirements; topics include how agencies should prepare for the audit, progress on development of the audit, how auditors will be identified and trained, and audit logistics.

Statement of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin
Sexual Assault in Detention and the Prison Rape Elimination Act
May 23, 2012