AGENCY TESTIMONY
PREA standards and DOC Directive 5011
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Commissioner Strauber explains the legal and policy framework governing sexual abuse prevention and response in correctional facilities.
- The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 established federal mandates to eliminate rape in correctional facilities
- In 2016, the Board of Correction implemented sexual abuse and harassment minimum standards mirroring PREA
- DOC's Directive 5011 establishes specific policies and procedures to comply with PREA and maintain zero tolerance for sexual abuse and harassment
Jocelyn Strauber
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The Prison rape Elimination Act of 2003 or Priya established federal mandates to define and eliminate rape and correctional facilities across the United States.
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In 2012, the Department of Justice adopted national standards to prevent, detect, and respond to prison rape under Priya.
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In 2016, the board of correction implemented sexual abuse and harassment minimum standards, which mirror the Priya standards and outline the responsibility of DOC to prevent, detect, and respond to prison sexual abuse and harassment.
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In 2016, DOC promulgated directive 5011, which was subsequently updated in 2019.
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To establish specific policies and procedures to comply with the preamend date of 0 tolerance toward all forms of sexual abuse and sexual harassment in its facilities.
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Directive 5011 also lays out the coordinated response to allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment by DOC and DOE and sets forth DOE's investigative role.
