State of Wisconsin FY17 PREA Reallocation Funds

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) provides that a state or territory whose governor does not certify full compliance with the standards is subject to the loss of five percent of any DOJ grant funds that it would otherwise receive for prison purposes, unless the governor submits an assurance that such five percent will be used only for the purpose of enabling the state to achieve and certify full compliance with the standards in future years. See 42 U.S.C. 15607(c). The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is one of the DOJ grant programs subject to this requirement in fiscal year (FY) 2017.
The goals of the FY 2017 PREA Reallocation JAG Program are to support implementation of the national standards to prevent, detect, and respond to prison rape in order to protect individuals from sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement. The grant recipient will sub-grant award funds to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WIDOC) to achieve full compliance with the standards. A portion of funds will be used to pay for PREA audits in its adult facilities. The remaining funds will be use to provide youthful inmates with sight and sound separation from adults. The overall goal is to achieve full compliance with the standards. NCA/NCF