During this webinar, we covered PREA Standard 115.22: Policies to ensure referrals of allegations for investigations. We encourage you to invite your colleagues to view the discussion and use it as an opportunity for ongoing education.

This month's presenter was Marion Morgan, PRC Associate Director, who is responsible for training and certification of Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) auditors, staffing the PRC hotline for certified PREA auditors, and responding to questions from the field related to interpretation and implementation of the PREA standards. Ms. Morgan is also the Program Manager for the certified PREA auditor Field Training Program (FTP). Marion’s background spans many facets in the corrections field: Former PREA director for the State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WI DOC) from April 2011 until January 2014 and she also served for 30 years as a police officer and detective with the Madison Police Department investigating intimate partner crimes including stalking, strangulation, all forms of sexual assault/domestic abuse crimes, and homicides. 

During this 90 minute webinar, presenters discussed the recent FAQ guidance provided by DOJ’s PREA Working Group regarding the meaning of “objective screening instrument” and provided guidance to agencies and facilities in determining whether their PREA Risk Screening Instruments are compliant with Standard 115.41/241/341. The webinar covered the differences between the adult and juvenile versions of the Standards.

The PRC launched a new training and resource portal for auditors and other stakeholders on January 10, 2022. Auditors can look forward to new features, such as:

• Updating contact information directly on the portal.
• Viewing a list of all audits you have reported to the PRC.
• Bookmarking resources from the PRC website to a saved library.
• Accessing a new auditor resource library with improved filters and searching capabilities.
• Experiencing a more intuitive and user-friendly system for navigating coursework.
• Using a single login for auditors who previously needed a separate account for other roles.