HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01082013 - C.67RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Probation Officer, or designee, to apply for and accept the "Zero Tolerance"
Cultures for Sexual Abuse in Local Adult and Juvenile Detention Facilities competitive grant from the Bureau of
Justice Assistance, U. S. Department of Justice in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for training and implementation
of Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$100,000 for one year, no match required.
BACKGROUND:
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was signed into law (P.L.108-79) by President Bush on September 4,
2003. The goal of PREA is to eradicate sexual assaults in all "correctional" facilities in the United States. In addition
to providing federal funding for research, programs, training, and technical assistance to address the issue, the
legislation mandated the development of national standards. The final version of the standards was issued by the
Department of Justice on May 17, 2012. PREA required the Department of Justice to issue standards outline the steps
that facilities must take to address sexual misconduct prevention, detection, and response.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/08/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: P. Hernandez 3-4149
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 8, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc:
C. 67
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Philip F. Kader, Probation
Date:January 8, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:"Zero Tolerance" Cultures for Sexual Abuse in Local Adult and Juvenile Detention Facilities
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
On June 20, 2012, the Department of Justice officially published the final standards for four types of facilities:
juvenile facilities, adult prisons and jails, lockups, and community confinement facilities. PREA standards include
detailed: Prevention Planning, Training and Education, Screening, Reporting, responding to Misconduct,
Investigations, Discipline, Medical and Mental Health Care, Data Collection and Review, and Audits.