SOP 208.06-att-7: PREA Local Procedure Directive and Coordinated Response Plan

SOP 208.06
Attachment 7
Revised: 06-23-2022

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# (Facility Name) PREA Local Procedure Directive and Coordinated Response Plan

The purpose of this directive is to provide a written institutional plan to coordinate actions taken in response
to an incident of sexual abuse, among staff first responders, medical and mental health practitioners,
investigators, and facility leadership.

STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION

|FACILITY NAME|Col2|Col3|Col4|
|---|---|---|---|
|Facility Name|Facility Name|Facility Name|Facility Name|
|Position|Name|Phone Number|Email Address|
|Warden||||
|PREA Compliance Manager||||
|SART Retaliation Monitor||||
|PREA Compliance Manager||||
|SART Security||||
|SART Mental Health||||
|SART Medical||||
|Staff Training||||
|Inmate Education||||

REPORTING DUTIES

_Upon immediate notification of a sexual abuse incident, these actions should be taken in the order noted below._

_FIRST STEPS_

- Notify your Shift OIC and ensure the victim is separated from the aggressor.

- Instruct the alleged victim to refrain from changing clothes, drinking, eating, brushing teeth, or any
other activity that could destroy any physical evidence.

- If known, instruct the alleged perpetrator to refrain from changing clothes, drinking, eating,
brushing teeth, or any other activity that could destroy any physical evidence.

- Secure the crime scene, if applicable, to restrict access to the area and to prevent handling of
evidence until an internal investigator arrives.

- Ensure the victim receives immediate medical attention (in accordance with SOP 507.04.91, Medical
Management of Suspected Sexual Assault), followed by a mental health evaluation within 24 hours,
(in accordance with SOP 508.22, Mental Health Management of Suspected Sexual Abuse or Sexual
Harassment).

- If applicable, ensure SANE protocol is enacted in accordance with 208.06 Attachment 5 and the
Department’s PREA Coordinator is notified.

- Implement Local PREA Notification Procedures to ensure all required personnel are notified that an
incident has occurred.

- Ensure the incident report and supporting documentation has been completed before leaving the
institution for the day.

- Ensure the victim receives a SART evaluation promptly within 24 hours.

- Ensure the alleged victim is housed separately from the alleged perpetrator; the inmate shall be
placed in involuntary protective custody only after other alternatives have been exhausted to ensure
the safety of the victim.

- If applicable, ensure the alleged perpetrator has been placed in administrative segregation.

- If the alleged perpetrator is a staff member, separate the staff member from the alleged victim

SOP 208.06
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Revised: 06-23-2022

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pending further instructions from Warden/Superintendent.

- If applicable, consult with the SART, the Regional Director, and SAC within 72 hours of the reported
incident to determine how long the alleged victim or perpetrator should remain segregated from the
general population, and document the final decision in the inmate’s file with specific reasons for
returning the offenders to the general population or keeping the offenders segregated.

- If the alleged victim is under the age of 18, the Regional Director in conjunction with the Director of
Investigations, or designee, shall report the allegation to the Department of Human Services, Division
of Family and Children Services, Child Protective Services Section, reference O.C.G.A § 19-7-5.

- If the alleged victim is considered a vulnerable adult under O.C.G.A. §30-5-4, then the Director of
Investigations, or designee, will make notification to the appropriate outside law enforcement agency.

Explain the use of victimization screening results at this facility

_Describe the process in place at this facility to inform housing, bed, work, education, and program_
_assignments with the goal of keeping separate those inmates at high risk of being sexually victimized_
_from those at high risk of being sexually abusive. Keep it brief and to the point._

Safe Housing

_Identify the location of this facility’s safe dorm(s) and or safe beds in this section._

Identifying “at risk” Inmates at this facility

_Describe the process in place at this facility to identify inmates that have a serious sexual predation_
_history or who are “at risk” of engaging in sexually abusive behavior and or inmates who are “at risk”_
_of sexual victimization while in GDC custody. Also, explain the process used to identify these inmates to_
_the appropriate staff. Keep it brief and to the point._

_Upon immediate notification of sexual harassment or a report of retaliation, these actions should be taken in the_
_order noted below._

- Notify your immediate supervisor who should immediately and directly forward this information to:
(insert the appropriate information for your facility: the SART Leader, Compliance Manager,
Retaliation Monitor).