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                                    PREA - Prisons and Jails

      

                    
          
    PREA - Prisons and Jails
“These documents comprise the instrument that auditors will use to audit the U.S. Department of Justice's PREA Standards for Prisons and Jails, pending final revisions.” Elements comprising this instrument are: “Process Map” describing the audit process from start to finish; “Checklist of Documentation”; “Pre-Audit Questionnaire”; “Auditor Compliance Tool” used to determine PREA compliance; “Instructions for PREA Audit Tour” of the facility; “Interview Protocols” for Agency Head or Designee, Warden or Designee, PREA Compliance Manager/Coordinator, Specialized Staff, General Staff, and Inmates/Detainees: “Auditor Report” template; and the “PREA Compliance Measures Handbook: Prisons and Jails”.Accession Number
              027253

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          Read about Adult Prisons and Jails
          Read the Pre-audit Questionnaire for Prisons and Jails
          Read the Auditor Compliance Tool Adult Prisons and Jails
          Download Instructions for a PREA Audit Tour
          Download the Interview Guide for Agency Heads (or Designees)
          Download the Interview guide for Wardens (or designees)
          Download the Interview guide for PREA compliance managers and PREA coordinators
          Download the Interview guide for specialized staff
          Download the Interview guide for a random sample of staff
          Download the Interview guide for inmates
          Download the PREA audits process map for prisons and jails
          Download the Checklist of policies / procedures and other documents



  Publication Year
              2014

  Sponsors
          U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) (Washington DC)
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