Power Hour: Chat with a PREA Expert on Standard 115.13

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Take advantage of an opportunity to delve a little deeper regarding lingering questions you may have about the PREA Standard in Focus – 115.13: Supervision and Monitoring.

Our presenter is Lisa Capers, Senior Program Manager at the National PREA Resource Center.

Understanding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Inmates, Residents, and Detainees

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This pre-recorded webinar focuses on common terminology relating to sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, research, statistics, and the application of specific PREA standards pertaining to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in confinement.

If prior objective risk screenings under PREA Standard 41 (or other information known to an agency) indicate that an inmate has previously experienced sexual victimization, how should screening staff approach the issue during subsequent screenings and rea

July 20, 2018

PREA Standard 115.41 requires facilities to screen inmates for risk of sexual victimization or sexual predation during intake at a facility and upon transfer to another facility. Risk screening reassessments are required within “a set time period, not to exceed 30 days from the inmate’s arrival at the facility,” and when warranted due to certain events listed in the Standard. One of the factors that must be taken into consideration during risk determinations is “[w]hether the inmate has previously experienced sexual victimization.” See PREA Standard 115.41(d)(8).