Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Office PREA
200 Jackson Street | Bastrop, Texas 78602 | (512) 549-5100 

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

What is PREA?
The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA, P.L. 108-79) was enacted by Congress to address the problem of sexual abuse of persons in the custody of U.S. correctional agencies. The Act applies to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders and is also relevant to community-based agencies. It addresses both inmate-on-inmate sexual abuse and staff sexual misconduct.

If you would like to learn more about PREA, please visit the PREA Resource Center at PREA Sexual Abusewww.prearesourcecenter.org.