Victim Services: Prison Rape Elimination Act

Zero Tolerance for Sexual Assault

The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice mandates ZERO-TOLERANCE toward all forms of sexual abuse and harassment. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 is the first U.S. federal law passed dealing with the sexual assault of prisoners. The Prison Rape Elimination Act bill was signed into law on September 4, 2003. It established a set of standards that protect the Eighth Amendment right (constitutional right prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment) of incarcerated individuals from sexual abuse.

The Prison Rape Elimination Act applies to:

• All public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders and community-based correctional agencies.

• Staff working in correctional settings may receive a report of sexual abuse either between inmates or of a staff member toward an inmate.

The Office of Victim Services will ensure that all victims of sexual assault in our facilities will receive the same level of services as victims in the community.

We Care

IF YOU HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WHILE IN THE CARE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, LET US KNOW

• Georgia Department of Human Services/Division of Family and Children Services

• Georgia PREA