Webinars

The PREA Resource Center hosts frequent webinars on various topics related to the PREA Standards, implementation, and the audit. You'll find all upcoming and archived webinars listed on this page. 

Upcoming webinars

There are no Upcoming Webinars at this time.

Past webinars

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The PREA Auditor Handbook: Key Information for the Corrections, Detention, and Law Enforcement Fields

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This webinar is designed to highlight key information contained in the newly released PREA Auditor Handbook, and will help facilities and agencies know what to expect from audits and from the auditors with whom they contract.

What to Expect From Your PREA Auditor: Lessons Learned From the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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This webinar will provide advice and guidance for working effectively with your auditor and what you should expect from your auditor. The webinar will profile the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (NDDOCR) and the lessons learned from their experience.

Making PREA and Victim Services Accessible for People With Disabilities

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The Vera Institute of Justice, in collaboration with the National PREA Resource Center, presents a webinar to introduce a new resource on how to make PREA information and victim services accessible for incarcerated adults and juveniles with disabilities.

Working Collaboratively: Lessons Learned From the Texas Juvenile Justice Department

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Join us to hear from Jerome Williams, PREA Compliance Department, Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) regarding TJJD’s efforts at statewide juvenile facility PREA Compliance.

Keeping Vulnerable Populations Safe Under PREA: Alternative Strategies to the Use of Segregation in Prisons and Jails

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The Vera Institute of Justice, in collaboration with the National PREA Resource Center, presents a webinar to introduce a new resource on how to keep vulnerable populations safe under PREA. Presenters will discuss the PREA standards that place restrictions on the use of involuntary protective custody and walk participants through a new implementation guide that provides strategies for prisons and jails on how to safely house inmates at risk of sexual abuse without isolating them.

Untangling the PREA Standards: Outside Reporting, Confidential Support, and Third-Party Reporting

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Does your corrections agency provide inmates with a way to report sexual abuse to an outside agency? Does it offer confidential services for survivors? And are you accepting third-party reports?

If your agency is struggling to meet the above PREA standards — or even to understand what they mean and how they are different — then this webinar is essential viewing.