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Below is a list of all currently certified, previously certified, decertified, suspended, and restricted auditors. Auditor searches can be customized by location and certification status.

Each PREA audit must have one lead DOJ-certified PREA auditor who is responsible for the conduct of the audit and all work products. A lead auditor can employ other DOJ-certified PREA auditors to function as secondary auditors or support staff who are not DOJ-certified auditors. However, it is important to know that auditors who have been decertified or who are on suspension may not participate in PREA audits, nor as an agent of a PREA auditor. (See 34 U.S.C. §30307(e)(8)(B)(i).) An auditor with 'Restricted' status may need permission from the DOJ PREA Management Office to initiate new PREA audits or complete PREA audits in progress.

Agencies and facilities, as well as DOJ-certified PREA auditors seeking audit support staff, are strongly encouraged to check the list for the names of auditors who have been decertified and auditors who are suspended, to ensure that the selected auditor and support staff employed by the auditor are eligible.

Note that auditors who voluntarily surrendered their certification or were not recertified when their three-year certification expired are still eligible to participate in an audit as an agent of a DOJ-certified PREA auditor.

Auditors submitted the bio information located below. The PRC posted only those bios from certified auditors who consented, and made only minor spelling, punctuation, and grammar corrections. 

Questions about eligibility to conduct an audit or serve as support staff should be directed to the PRC by submitting a Contact us form.

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Steven Wierenga
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No longer certified
Madison, WI
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Charles A. Wilkerson
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No longer certified
Frankfort, KY
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Rodney Williams
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No longer certified
Mira Loma, CA
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Angela Williams
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Inactive
Queens Village, NY
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Jerome Williams
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Certified
Crowley, TX
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Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
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Jerome K. Williams earned his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois Chicago Circle Campus, and he began his criminal justice/correctional career in Illinois. Jerome has held various positions in juvenile and adult facility/agency types including as a Parole Officer, an Inspector General, Correctional Officer, Juvenile Correctional Specialist III, Correctional Officer Training Instructor, Juvenile facility Superintendent, Correctional Program Officer, Acting Warden in an adult prison, Operations Director in a community confinement facility, a PREA Coordinator, and he retired as the Director of PREA Compliance with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD). Jerome has over 44 years of criminal justice/correctional experience, has been a Department of Justice (DOJ)/PREA Resource Center (PRC) Certified PREA Auditor for Juvenile and Adult Facilities since 2014, has been a PRC Field Training Auditor, a Peer Reviewer, a PRC Field Trainer and keynote speaker on PREA related implementation topics and as a Technical Assistance Provider to agencies nationally. Jerome has also successfully audited 43 Juvenile facilities, 4 Adult Jail facilities, and 9 Community Confinement facilities to date.
Jesse Williams
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Inactive
Baltimore, MD
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William Willingham
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No longer certified
Marianna, FL
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Doug Wilson
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No longer certified
Canon City, CO
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Deirdre Wilson
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Decertified
Billings, MT
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Reason for Decertification:
Failure to complete and submit the PREA Auditor Certification Agreement by the designated deadline
Melita Wilson
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Certified
Port Saint Lucie, FL
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Adult facilities
Read more about Melita
Melita has been working for The GEO Group in South Florida since 2005. Melita has worked in Administration, Programs, and PREA, and is one of the facility's new hires and in-service Instructors. She has been a traveling auditor for GEO's ICE and US Marshall facilities since 2015, the facility's SME PREA Investigator since 2015, and its Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) Investigator since 2013.
Steven Wierenga
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No longer certified
Madison, WI
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Rodney Williams
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No longer certified
Mira Loma, CA
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Jerome Williams
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Certified
Crowley, TX
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Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Jerome
Jerome K. Williams earned his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois Chicago Circle Campus, and he began his criminal justice/correctional career in Illinois. Jerome has held various positions in juvenile and adult facility/agency types including as a Parole Officer, an Inspector General, Correctional Officer, Juvenile Correctional Specialist III, Correctional Officer Training Instructor, Juvenile facility Superintendent, Correctional Program Officer, Acting Warden in an adult prison, Operations Director in a community confinement facility, a PREA Coordinator, and he retired as the Director of PREA Compliance with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD). Jerome has over 44 years of criminal justice/correctional experience, has been a Department of Justice (DOJ)/PREA Resource Center (PRC) Certified PREA Auditor for Juvenile and Adult Facilities since 2014, has been a PRC Field Training Auditor, a Peer Reviewer, a PRC Field Trainer and keynote speaker on PREA related implementation topics and as a Technical Assistance Provider to agencies nationally. Jerome has also successfully audited 43 Juvenile facilities, 4 Adult Jail facilities, and 9 Community Confinement facilities to date.
William Willingham
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No longer certified
Marianna, FL
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Deirdre Wilson
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Decertified
Billings, MT
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Reason for Decertification:
Failure to complete and submit the PREA Auditor Certification Agreement by the designated deadline
Charles A. Wilkerson
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No longer certified
Frankfort, KY
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Angela Williams
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Inactive
Queens Village, NY
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Jesse Williams
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Inactive
Baltimore, MD
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Doug Wilson
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No longer certified
Canon City, CO
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Melita Wilson
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Certified
Port Saint Lucie, FL
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Adult facilities
Read more about Melita
Melita has been working for The GEO Group in South Florida since 2005. Melita has worked in Administration, Programs, and PREA, and is one of the facility's new hires and in-service Instructors. She has been a traveling auditor for GEO's ICE and US Marshall facilities since 2015, the facility's SME PREA Investigator since 2015, and its Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) Investigator since 2013.