SOP_NUMBER: 208.06-att-7 TITLE: PREA Local Procedure Directive and Coordinated Response Plan DIVISION: Executive TOPIC_AREA: 101 & 208 Policy-Compliance Unit WORD_COUNT: 735 POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/223742 URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-7/ SUMMARY: This is a template directive that facilities use to establish their coordinated response plan for sexual abuse incidents involving inmates in GDC custody. It outlines immediate response procedures for staff, medical, mental health, and investigative personnel when a sexual abuse or sexual harassment incident is reported. The directive includes contact information sections, reporting duties, evidence preservation protocols, victim and perpetrator separation procedures, and processes for identifying at-risk inmates. KEY_TOPICS: PREA, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, coordinated response, SART, SANE protocol, victim advocacy, retaliation, protective custody, administrative segregation, crime scene, evidence preservation, vulnerable inmates, screening, sexual predation ATTACHMENTS: 1. Sexual Abuse_Sexual Harassment Prison Rape Elimination Act Education Acknowledgement Statement URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-1/ 2. PREA Sexual Victim_Sexual Aggressor Classification Screening Instrument URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-2/ 3. PREA Disposition Offender Notification Form URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-3/ 4. Sexual Allegation Response Checklist URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-4/ 5. Procedure for SANE Evaluation/Forensic Collection URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-5/ 6. PREA Investigative Summary URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-6/ 7. PREA Local Procedure Directive and Coordinated Response Plan URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-7/ 8. Retaliation Monitoring Checklist URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-8/ 9. Sexual Abuse Incident Review Checklist URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-9/ 10. PREA Initial Notification Form URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-10/ 11. PREA Staffing Plan Template URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-11/ 12. PREA Victim Advocate Request Form URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-12/ 13. Contractor/Volunteer Verification Form – Sexual Abuse/Sexual Harassment (PREA) URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-13/ 14. PREA Counseling Referral Form URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-14/ 15. Investigative File Summary Checklist URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-15/ 16. Investigative File Detail Checklist URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-16/ 17. Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Offender Brochure (English) URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-17/ 18. PREA Offender Brochure (Spanish) URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-18/ 19. Staff Guide on the Prevention and Reporting of Sexual Misconduct with Offenders URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/208.06-att-19/ ======================================================================== FULL TEXT: ======================================================================== SOP 208.06 Attachment 7 Revised: 06-23-2022 Page 1 of 2 # (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 Attachment 7 Revised: 06-23-2022 Page 2 of 2 **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).**