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Committee defers PREA-designated claim to December, plans executive-session review
Summary
The committee carried over claim 7463 after Kansas Department of Corrections advised the complaint was filed under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and is confidential. KDOC recommended further investigation and advised that the matter be considered in executive session; the committee agreed to hear the item in December in closed session.
At the Oct. 28 meeting the committee heard from KDOC that claim 7463 involves an allegation that KDOC characterized as a PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) report and therefore subject to federal confidentiality rules. KDOC’s PREA compliance manager advised the panel that specific investigative details cannot be discussed in open session. The committee asked KDOC to collect additional information and to confirm whether an executive session would be appropriate…
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