The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was established in 2003 to address sexual abuse and sexual harassment of persons in the custody of U.S. correctional agencies. Major provisions of PREA include the development of standards for detection, prevention, reduction and punishment of sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement settings. The Act applies to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile inmates. On August 20, 2012, the PREA standards Final Rule became effective.
The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) has a zero tolerance policy on issues pertaining to sexual abuse and sexual harassment involving inmates. ADCRR is working continuously to develop and implement policies to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment allegations.
All allegations of sexual abuse will be taken seriously by ADCRR. The ADCRR accepts all reports of sexual abuse or sexual harassment whether made verbally, in writing, anonymously or from third parties. All allegations will be investigated by ADCRR’s Office of Inspector General.
Inmates are strongly encouraged to report all instances of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Inmates can report verbally to any staff member, place a phone call to the PREA hotline, writing to the Office of the Inspector General’s PREA Unit or our anonymous third-party reporting mechanism, The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections.
Staff members who wish to report an allegation of sexual abuse or sexual harassment anonymously may contact the Office of the Inspector General’s PREA Unit at (602) 771-5935.
Friends and family of inmates that wish to report incidents of sexual abuse and sexual harassment may do so by the following methods:
Writing
ADCRR Office of Inspector General
PREA Unit
801 S. 16 th St. Suite 1
Phoenix, AZ 85034
3 rd Party Reporting
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
PO Box 18292
Phoenix, AZ 85005
Agency PREA Coordinator
Matthew Taylor
ADCRR Office of the Inspector General
PREA Unit
801 S. 16 th St. Suite 1
Phoenix AZ 85034
(602) 771-5935