PREA Resources and Webinars

The following resources and webinars will help advocates understand the dynamics of sexual abuse behind bars and better prepare rape crisis centers to provide advocacy services to incarcerated survivors.

Resources

• Working with Survivors Who are Inmates:  This MCASA webpage offers practical information to advocates who will work with survivors who are incarcerated, including logistical factors to keep in mind when advocating within the correctional facility, considerations when working with survivors who are incarcerated, and MOU availability.
• Hope Behind Bars: This JDI advocate guide offers a more in-depth look at PREA, the need for advocates in correctional facilities, and barriers to overcome in assisting victims of sexual abuse in prison.
• Protecting LGBT Prisoners: This ACLU resource provides additional information for assisting LGBT inmates, including defining terms, explaining special requirements for transgendered individuals, and suggested procedures advocates may follow if a correctional facility is not compliant with PREA.
• Building Partnerships between RCCs and Correctional Facilities
• Partnerships between Correctional Agencies and Community-Based Services Providers

Webinars

For more information on PREA, different types of services, and working with specific populations in incarceration facilities, please review the MCASA Online Training Library. For additional webinars, visit Just Detention International, The PREA Resource Center, and FORGE.