OJJDP FY2019 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Reallocation Funds Project for the Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF)

Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) in 2003 with unanimous support from both parties. Congress intended that PREA would provide for the analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal, State, and local institutions and to provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from prison rape. PREA funding will be used to support PREA efforts in state-run juvenile correctional facilities. Funds will be used to offset the costs of auditing facilities as required under PREA standard 115.401.

Hawaii will use PREA funds to provide a safer environment for committed juvenile offenders by improving the capacity to better detect, prevent, and eliminate incidents of sexual misconduct in Hawaii Youth Facilities by providing equal access to information. NCA/NCF