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Title 28Judicial AdministrationPart / Section
Chapter IDepartment of Justice0 – 299
Part 115Prison Rape Elimination Act National Standards115.5 – 115.501
Subpart AStandards for Adult Prisons and Jails115.11 – 115.93
Prevention Planning115.11 – 115.18
§ 115.11Zero tolerance of sexual abuse and sexual harassment; PREA coordinator.
§ 115.12Contracting with other entities for the confinement of inmates.
§ 115.13Supervision and monitoring.
§ 115.14Youthful inmates.
§ 115.15Limits to cross-gender viewing and searches.
§ 115.16Inmates with disabilities and inmates who are limited English proficient.
§ 115.17Hiring and promotion decisions.
§ 115.18Upgrades to facilities and technologies.
Responsive Planning115.21 – 115.22
§ 115.21Evidence protocol and forensic medical examinations.
§ 115.22Policies to ensure referrals of allegations for investigations.
Training and Education115.31 – 115.35
§ 115.31Employee training.
§ 115.32Volunteer and contractor training.
§ 115.33Inmate education.
§ 115.34Specialized training: Investigations.
§ 115.35Specialized training: Medical and mental health care.
Screening for Risk of Sexual Victimization and Abusiveness115.41 – 115.43
§ 115.41Screening for risk of victimization and abusiveness.
§ 115.42Use of screening information.
§ 115.43Protective custody.
Reporting115.51 – 115.54
§ 115.51Inmate reporting.
§ 115.52Exhaustion of administrative remedies.
§ 115.53Inmate access to outside confidential support services.
§ 115.54Third-party reporting.
Official Response Following an Inmate Report115.61 – 115.68
§ 115.61Staff and agency reporting duties.
§ 115.62Agency protection duties.
§ 115.63Reporting to other confinement facilities.
§ 115.64Staff first responder duties.
§ 115.65Coordinated response.
§ 115.66Preservation of ability to protect inmates from contact with abusers.
§ 115.67Agency protection against retaliation.
§ 115.68Post-allegation protective custody.
Investigations115.71 – 115.73
§ 115.71Criminal and administrative agency investigations.
§ 115.72Evidentiary standard for administrative investigations.
§ 115.73Reporting to inmates.
Discipline115.76 – 115.78
§ 115.76Disciplinary sanctions for staff.
§ 115.77Corrective action for contractors and volunteers.
§ 115.78Disciplinary sanctions for inmates.
Medical and Mental Care115.81 – 115.83
§ 115.81Medical and mental health screenings; history of sexual abuse.
§ 115.82Access to emergency medical and mental health services.
§ 115.83Ongoing medical and mental health care for sexual abuse victims and abusers.
Data Collection and Review115.86 – 115.89
§ 115.86Sexual abuse incident reviews.
§ 115.87Data collection.
§ 115.88Data review for corrective action.
§ 115.89Data storage, publication, and destruction.
Audits115.93
§ 115.93Audits of standards.