Colorado PREA Program

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 34 U.S.C. 30307(e). The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is one of the DOJ grant programs subject to this requirement in fiscal year (FY) 2020.

The goals of the FY 2020 PREA Reallocation JAG Program are to continue 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. States funded under this program are eligible to receive support and assistance from a BJA funded technical assistance provider.

The recipient will use funds to continue to work on coming into compliance with PREA Standards in order to better protect individuals from sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement facilities. The funds will be subawarded via a process that solicits an application from both by the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) and the Colorado Division of Youth Services (CDYS). The CDOC and DYS will continue prior efforts to address all the PREA requirements and to remain in compliance with PREA. This will include continued assessment processes, scheduled facility assessments, and pre-audits for the facilities not scheduled for a national PREA audit in the year.

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