Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2014, $310,186)
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Program provides funding to states, units of local government, and federally recognized Indian tribes to support comprehensive approaches within state, tribal, and local adult and juvenile correctional facilities to prevent, detect, and respond to incidences of sexual victimization. The PREA Program provides funding to eligible applicants for demonstration projects within confinement settings, including adult prisons and jails; juvenile facilities; community corrections facilities; law enforcement lockups and other temporary holding facilities; and tribal detention facilities. Applicants must successfully communicate a comprehensive approach to the prevention, detection, and response to the incidence of sexual abuse and clearly prioritize gaps which are as of yet unaddressed, either programmatically or through changes in policy and procedures, as they relate to implementation of the PREA standards. The goal of this program is to assist local adult and juvenile facilities in implementing prevention, identification, and response mechanisms that will reduce the incidence of sexual abuse in confinement facilities.
The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services will use awarded grant funds to contract for services to determine the effectiveness of existing PREA policies and procedures, provide correctional staff and youth training, and expand victim support services. In addition, the grantee will use awarded funds to purchase monitoring equipment for correctional facilities and enhance information systems as well as prepare for PREA audits.
CA/NCF
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