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Prison Rape Elimination Act
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), a federal law enacted in 2003, was created to eliminate sexual abuse in confinement. 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 National Prison Rape Elimination Commission developed recommended national standards for reducing prison rape. The final standards became effective June 20, 2012, when they were published by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Federal Register.
Indiana Department of Corrections has a zero-tolerance policy and has establish guidance for staff and offenders regarding the prevention of sexual assaults. Read Policy 02-01-115 Sexual Abuse Prevention on our policy page for more information.