What is the Prison Rape Elimination Act?
Paul Wallin
November 20, 2009
The Prison Rape Elimination Act requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to administer a complete and broad statistical evaluation and analysis of the occurrence and effects of prison rape every calendar year. It further specifies that the review and analysis shall be based on a random sample of not less than 10 percent of all State, Federal and county prisons, and a representative sample from municipal prisons. There are nearly 8,700 facilities that are covered by this Act nationwide. There are several data collection activities during the years 2008 and 2009.
Once a year, the Survey on Sexual Violence (SSV) in Correctional Facilities accumulates statistics and information regarding sexually violent acts within correctional facilities of adults and juveniles. This records collection started in 2004 and was the first in a series of planned data collections of four different types of sexually violent acts to implement the mandates included in the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 on a full scale. Existing federal and state prison establishments controlled by the U.S. Armed Services and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are included in this survey. It also includes samples from privately run adult jails and prisons, jail jurisdictions and Indian country jail facilities. This records survey also includes all state juvenile correctional organizations in addition to illustrative examples of the privately and locally managed juvenile facilities.
National Inmate Survey (NIS) meanwhile organizes the records of sexual assault cases within correctional building locations. Audio Computer-Assisted Self Interview systems are utilized to aid inmates with literacy problems and create a classified environment that allows victims to openly reveal the violations committed against them in a discrete way. This feature was adapted in 2008 to establish statistics that were more accurate in relation to the amount of sexual assault cases and when such event occurred once being within the institution. Implementing NIS required following the procedure of not falling below ten percent when conducting samples without pattern.
The BJS expanded the NIS to include facilities managed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, facilities controlled by the U.S. Armed Services, and jails situated in Indian country.
When examining previous state prison inmates´ formal accounts, the Former Prisoner Survey (FPS) makes available a countrywide approximation regarding the degree to which inmates are victims of sexual offenses. To contribute to findings, the survey takes into account an inmate´s complete previous time of sentence served within any local correctional facility, local jail or state prison. To conduct a survey, past prisoners who were being supervised under parole were questioned by the self interview system (ACASI).
National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) will be providing facility-level assessments of youths presenting cases of sexual assault within juvenile facilities. This survey includes samples from state facilities as well as local and privately run facilities for youths. Data collection for the NSYC began last June 2008 and was completed in April 2009. This sample includes 10,400 youths who were given a ruling in court and are now serving time in 168 state-run facilities and 29 sizeable non-state developments.
Clinical Indicators of Sexual Violence in Custody (CISVC), a BJS group effort working alongside the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, manages an analysis that aims to achieve determining the degrees of occurrence and pervasiveness of correctional facility sexual violations. To establish these factors, medical surveillance methods will be used in addition to medical indicators, which will take place in health care areas considering the clinical elements of the methods utilized.
Being sent to prison is challenging enough without being a victim to sexual assault or other violent acts. This time can be even more difficult for an inmate who was wrongfully convicted and is wishing to seek an appeal. If you have been charged with a crime in California, the skilled Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys at Wallin & Klarich can help you decide what the best course of action is for your particular case. Our aggressive and experienced lawyers have been defending the rights of those accused of various criminal offenses for over 30 years and we are prepared to assist you. Contact Wallin & Klarich today for a case evaluation.
Once a year, the Survey on Sexual Violence (SSV) in Correctional Facilities accumulates statistics and information regarding sexually violent acts within correctional facilities of adults and juveniles. This records collection started in 2004 and was the first in a series of planned data collections of four different types of sexually violent acts to implement the mandates included in the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 on a full scale. Existing federal and state prison establishments controlled by the U.S. Armed Services and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are included in this survey. It also includes samples from privately run adult jails and prisons, jail jurisdictions and Indian country jail facilities. This records survey also includes all state juvenile correctional organizations in addition to illustrative examples of the privately and locally managed juvenile facilities.
National Inmate Survey (NIS) meanwhile organizes the records of sexual assault cases within correctional building locations. Audio Computer-Assisted Self Interview systems are utilized to aid inmates with literacy problems and create a classified environment that allows victims to openly reveal the violations committed against them in a discrete way. This feature was adapted in 2008 to establish statistics that were more accurate in relation to the amount of sexual assault cases and when such event occurred once being within the institution. Implementing NIS required following the procedure of not falling below ten percent when conducting samples without pattern.
The BJS expanded the NIS to include facilities managed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, facilities controlled by the U.S. Armed Services, and jails situated in Indian country.
When examining previous state prison inmates´ formal accounts, the Former Prisoner Survey (FPS) makes available a countrywide approximation regarding the degree to which inmates are victims of sexual offenses. To contribute to findings, the survey takes into account an inmate´s complete previous time of sentence served within any local correctional facility, local jail or state prison. To conduct a survey, past prisoners who were being supervised under parole were questioned by the self interview system (ACASI).
National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) will be providing facility-level assessments of youths presenting cases of sexual assault within juvenile facilities. This survey includes samples from state facilities as well as local and privately run facilities for youths. Data collection for the NSYC began last June 2008 and was completed in April 2009. This sample includes 10,400 youths who were given a ruling in court and are now serving time in 168 state-run facilities and 29 sizeable non-state developments.
Clinical Indicators of Sexual Violence in Custody (CISVC), a BJS group effort working alongside the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, manages an analysis that aims to achieve determining the degrees of occurrence and pervasiveness of correctional facility sexual violations. To establish these factors, medical surveillance methods will be used in addition to medical indicators, which will take place in health care areas considering the clinical elements of the methods utilized.
Being sent to prison is challenging enough without being a victim to sexual assault or other violent acts. This time can be even more difficult for an inmate who was wrongfully convicted and is wishing to seek an appeal. If you have been charged with a crime in California, the skilled Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys at Wallin & Klarich can help you decide what the best course of action is for your particular case. Our aggressive and experienced lawyers have been defending the rights of those accused of various criminal offenses for over 30 years and we are prepared to assist you. Contact Wallin & Klarich today for a case evaluation.
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