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OYA PREA coordinator says federal law still in effect despite resource cuts; audits, reporting channels remain in place
Summary
Alicia Goodwin, the Oregon Youth Authority's PREA coordinator, told the Public Safety Subcommittee on May 1 that PREA remains law and that OYA will continue PREA reviews and audits despite changes in federal PREA Resource Center funding.
Alicia Goodwin, the Oregon Youth Authority's PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) coordinator, told the Public Safety Subcommittee on May 1 that the federal PREA law remains in effect and that OYA continues to conduct PREA reviews and prepare for required audits despite recent changes to federal funding for the PREA Resource Center.
Goodwin said PREA reviews operate ‘‘simultaneously and separately’’ from PSO investigations: PSO conducts administrative investigations, and her office conducts PREA reviews that collect mandatory PREA data and may require extended monitoring or referral to criminal investigators. She told the committee that a PSO investigation can be closed internally while a PREA review remains open because PREA reviews track…
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