Guide
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) sets standards to ensure that information about PREA and victim services are accessible to people with disabilities. The purpose of this guide is to provide strategies to correctional agencies that will aid their compliance with these PREA requirements. The strategies discussed in this guide draw on established practices used by victim service organizations—both community-based and those based in government agencies—to make their services more accessible for this population. By offering concrete recommendations on how to adapt these community practices to correctional settings, this guide aims to help adult and juvenile correctional facilities increase accessibility for people with disabilities. While it is not a focus of this guide, an important component to making PREA and victim services accessible for people with disabilities is to institutionalize any new practices or partnerships in facility policy.
Webinar
The Vera Institute of Justice, in collaboration with the National PREA Resource Center, presents a webinar to introduce a resource on how to make PREA information and victim services accessible for incarcerated adults and juveniles with disabilities. Presenters will discuss the PREA requirements, provide foundational information on disabilities, and walk participants through a new implementation guide that provides practical, low-cost strategies for adult and juvenile facilities on how to increase accessibility to PREA information and victim services.