Q&A
Status of PREA compliance audits for DOC facilities
1:58:43
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Council Member Stevens inquires about the status of PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) compliance audits for DOC facilities. The discussion reveals that the department has not completed these audits as previously promised.
- DOC admits that PREA compliance audits for all facilities are not complete
- The department has recently identified a DOJ-certified auditor to conduct the audits
- The procurement process for the auditor is nearly finalized
- DOC plans to start by auditing two facilities, then proceed with the remaining facilities
- The general counsel assures that the procurement process will be completed by early next week, allowing work to begin shortly after
Althea Stevens
1:58:43
I I would definitely I have a lot more follow-up questions with them, but I have a couple more questions if you want me to just get through it.
1:58:49
In 2018, the department of testify that in order to be successfully implemented, all the PRE standards and audits by deal DOJ certified review would be conducted on facility by facility based until all the facilities are deemed PRE compliant.
1:59:05
Are the audits complete in all the facilities currently PREA compliant?
Lynelle Maginley-Liddie
1:59:10
No.
1:59:10
They're not.
1:59:11
So that that work that work was started but was never completed.
1:59:17
So we are working right now.
1:59:19
We have identified an auditor who's DOJ certified.
1:59:24
We identified that individual this past summer.
1:59:28
We're working on the procurement.
1:59:29
My understanding, the procurement near final.
1:59:32
And we're gonna start with the auditing auditing 2 facilities and then remain the remaining facilities will be audited by by the the auditor.
Althea Stevens
1:59:42
I'm gonna let you start on that one because once she's at procurement, I know the process for that, and how's the hot mess.
1:59:47
So I get why it didn't happen because the procurement takes a really long time.
James Conroy
1:59:50
I don't count to remember.
1:59:51
I oversee the procurement unit, and I am ensuring that this will be done by early next week with this is where we are in the procurement process.
1:59:59
So We could begin the work very shortly, immediately after that.
Sandy Nurse
2:00:01
What
Althea Stevens
2:00:02
time we get in the past?
Sandy Nurse
2:00:02
Because I just said I know
Althea Stevens
2:00:03
the process and I started it.
James Conroy
2:00:04
I I I'm sorry.
2:00:05
I can't hear you.
2:00:06
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