Project on Addressing Prison Rape

Resources & Publications

The Project website has an incredible number of resources available to you to help you better understand PREA. Below you will find a helpful list of resources that will really get your understanding of the PREA standards and your PREA implementation efforts on the right track, including publications, curriculum, training, and webinars.

If you have any questions or need additional resources, please contact us at endsilence@wcl.american.edu.

Resources

Resources Confidentiality Laws Fifty state surveys of state criminal laws governing confidentiality for sexual abuse victims.

Testimony Pervasive Problem of Sexual Abuse against Women in Prison & Best Practices for Prevention and Reporting within the Prison Setting Professor Smith testified about the history of sexual abuse of female prisoners at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility over the past twenty years.

Resources Corrections Based Sexual Abuse: A Guide for Community Corrections Professionals American Probation and Parole Association et. al. Corrections Based Sexual Abuse: A Guide for Community Corrections Professionals. Alexandria, VA. December 2009.

Resources Sexual Victimization Reported by Former Prisoners United States. The Department of Justice/ Bureau of Justice Statistics. Sexual Victimization Reported by Former State Prisoners, 2008. Comp. by Allen Beck and Candace Johnson. Washington, DC. May 2012.

Handbook An End Silence Inmantes Handbook This publication is a tool for inmates about legal and other mechanisms that can provide protection.

Resources Anti-Fraternization Laws 50-state surveys of state DOC policies and procedures regarding anti-fraternization in custodial settings.

Resources Emerging Best Practices for the Management and Treatment of LGBTQI Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings This informational guide offers important background about LGBTQI youth in confinement, along with promising practices for their proper and effective management and treatment.

School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University Protections for Transgender Inmates Under PREA A Comparison of State Correctional Policies in the United States

Letter NPREC says BOP Policy Change Endangers Transgender People in Custody Brenda V. Smith, former Commissioner of the NPREC, signed onto a letter urging the BOP to honor the original intentions that undergird the specific protections afforded to transgender individuals by PREA and reevaluate their decision to modify its housing designation policy regarding transgender inmates.