Prison Rape Elimination Act

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety is committed to a standard of zero-tolerance of any undue familiarity or personal misconduct between employees and juveniles. We make a commitment to provide professional and appropriate services to the juveniles and families we serve and support to staff for their roles in accomplishing these responsibilities. PREA's mission is to promote public safety by the administration of a fair and humane system which provides reasonable opportunities for juveniles to develop progressively responsible behavior. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 fits perfectly with that mission. Each employee is vital to the prevention and detection of undue familiarity in order to protect juveniles and safeguard our communities.

We envision a safe and humane environment free from the threat of any act of undue familiarity, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment. We see ourselves working collaboratively with others to develop programs and strategies that safeguard the well-being of the juveniles we serve.

UNDUE FAMILIARITY

Professionalism with juveniles is critical to maintaining a healthy culture and safe environment. No job classification is immune to undue familiarity and all staff have a responsibility to maintain professional boundaries A staff member who engages in undue familiarity with a juvenile jeopardizes their career as well as their livelihood in the community.

Submit a report of undue familiarity or sexual misconduct (via email)

 Additional reporting methods include, but are not limited to:

  • Juvenile facility or Court Services office
  • Facility staff or Juvenile Court Counselor
  • Facility Director or Chief Court Counselor
  • Deputy Secretary's office
  • Dept. of Public Safety Communications Office 1-800-368-1985
  • PREA Administration office 866-611-0198 or JJDP_PREA@ncdps.gov

Legal Documents
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
NC General Statute 14-27.7
Employee statement - PREA hiring and promotion prohibitions
PREA Acknowledgement


Annual Reports
2022 Sexual Abuse Annual Report
2021 Sexual Abuse Annual Report
2020 Sexual Abuse Annual Report
2019 Sexual Abuse Annual Report
2017-2018 Sexual Abuse Annual Report
2015-2016 Sexual Abuse Annual Report
2015 Sexual Abuse Annual Report

PREA Audit Reports

Tab/Accordion Items

Year 1: August 2013 - August 2014 

No reports

Year 2: August 2014 - August 2015 

Caswell Correctional Center
Chatham Youth Development Center
Dan River Prison Work Farm

Year 3: August 2015 - August 2016

Year 1: August 2016 - August 2017 

Albemarle Correctional Institution
Alexander Juvenile Detention Center
Avery Mitchell Correctional Institution
Black Mountain Substance Abuse Treatment Center
Burke CRV Center
Cabarrus Juvenile Detention Center
Carteret Correctional Center
Caswell Correctional Center
Central Prison
Columbus Correctional Institution
Craven Correctional Institution
Cumberland Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Dan River Prison Work Farm
Davidson Correctional Center
Eastern Correctional Institution
Foothills Correctional Institution
Forsyth Correctional Center
Hyde Correctional Institution
Johnston Correctional Institution
Lanesboro Correctional Institution
Lincoln Correctional Center
Lumberton Correctional Institution
Marion Correctional Institution
Mountain View Correctional Institution
N.C. Correctional Institution for Women
New Hanover Correctional Center
New Hanover Juvenile Detention Center
Odom Correctional Institution 
Orange Correctional Center
Pamlico Correctional Institution
Pender Correctional Institution
Pitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Polk Correctional Institution
Randolph Correctional Institution
Robeson CRV Center
Rutherford Correctional Center
Scotland Correctional Institution
Southern Correctional Institution
Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center
Tyrrell Prison Work Farm
Wake Correctional Center
Wake Juvenile Detention Center
Warren Correctional Institution
Wilkes Correctional Center

 

Year 2: August 2017 - August 2018

Alexander Correctional Institution
Bertie Correctional Institution
Cabarrus Juvenile Detention Center
Caldwell Correctional Center
Caledonia Correctional Institution
Chatham Youth Development Center
Craggy Correctional Center
DART Cherry Program
Edgecombe Youth Development Center
Franklin Correctional Institution
Gaston Correctional Center
Greene Correctional Institution
Maury Correctional Institution
Nash Correctional Institution
Robeson CRV Center
Swannanoa Correctional Center
Sampson Correctional Institution
Sanford Correctional Institution
 

Year 3: August 2018 - August 2019

Alexander Juvenile Detention Center
Bertie Correctional Institution
Black Mountain SAT Center
Burke CRV Center
Catawba Correctional Center
Davidson Correctional Institution
Forsyth Correctional Institution
Harnett Correctional Institution
Hoke Correctional Institution
Lanesboro Correctional Institution  
Lenoir Youth Development Center 
Marion Correctional Institution
Morrison Correctional Institution
Mountain View Correctional Institution
Neuse Correctional Institution
Tabor Correctional Institution
Wilkes Correctional Institution

 

 

Year 1: August 2019 - August 2020

Caswell Correctional Center
Dan River Prison Work Farm
Hyde Correctional Institution
Johnston Correctional Institution
Lincoln Correctional Center
Orange Correctional Center
Pamlico Correctional Center
Pitt Juvenile Detention Center
Polk Correctional Institution
Randolph County Correctional Center
Rutherford Correctional Center
Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center
Warren Correctional Institution
 

Year 2: August 2020 - August 2021

Pasquotank Correctional Institution
North Piedmont CRV
Central Prison
Wake Correctional Center
Lumberton Correction Institution
Avery Mitchell Correctional Institution
Pender Correctional Institution
Craven Correctional Institution
Caledonia Correctional Institution
Catawba Correctional Institution
Foothills Correctional Institution
Gaston Correctional Center
Piedmont Correctional Institution
Eastern Correctional Institution
Scotland Correctional Institution
Carteret Correctional Center
Albemarle Correctional Institution
Davidson Correctional Center
Chatham Youth Detention Center
Edgecombe Youth Detention Center
New Hanover Juvenile Detention Center
Wake Juvenile Detention Center
Cumberland Juvenile Detention Center
New Hanover Correctional Center
Cabarrus Juvenile Detention Center
Franklin Correctional Center

 

Year 3: August 2021 - August 2022

Caldwell Correctional Center
Craggy Correctional Center
Marion Correctional Institution
Alexander Juvenile Detention Center
Black Mountain Treatment Center For Women
Wilkes Correctional Center
Dart Center
Tyrrell Prison Work Farm
Nash Correctional Institution
Davidson Correctional Center
Lenoir Youth Detention Center
Mountain View Correctional Institution
CA Dillon Juvenile Detention Center
Forsyth Correctional Center
Alexander Correctional Institution
Western Correctional Center For Women
Southern Correctional Institution
Tabor Correctional Institution
Sanford Correctional Center
Sampson Correctional Institution
Harnett Correctional Institution
Bertie Correctional Institution - INTERIM
Richmond Correctional Institution
Bertie Correctional Institution - FINAL