PREA Audit: Auditor Compliance Tool Juvenile ... - Bonner County
PREA Audit: Auditor Compliance Tool Juvenile Facilities Facility Audited:
Dates of PREA Audit: Date of Initial Submission: Date of Final Submission: Completed by: Title:
Bonner County Juvenile Detention Center February 2326, 2015 March 24, 2015 May 29, 2015 Steven Jett PREA Auditor
AUDIT FINDINGS NARRATIVE:
First, tour was started by Ron Stultz, Detention Manager/PREA Coordinator. Bonner County Justice Services Director Debbie Stallcup had to attend another meeting but joined us a few minutes later. The entire facility was toured, including areas where residents are prohibited. Some areas that are off-limits to residents have cameras. Other areas that are off-limits to residents did not have cameras but entrances to all of those areas do. One location was identified by the Detention Manager/PREA Coordinator as possibly needing a camera during the tour. 100% of the residents in the facility on February 24 were interviewed. Of the seven resident interviews, all confirmed that the resident education sessions were being done, and the 10-day sessions were being repeated twice per week, which assured me that all residents were well educated, and were very well informed about the facility’s sexual abuse prevention efforts. 12 staff/contractors were interviewed. The “contractors” that I interviewed were the teacher and nurse. The total number of regular staff is 13, of which I interviewed 10. I also spoke with the county’s HR staff for clarification and confirmation regarding several of the standards in 115.317, 115.376. FINAL 5/29/15
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The mental health clinician was not available during the audit visit due to a pre-arranged absence. He was interviewed by phone during the 30-day period immediately following the audit visit, prior to the release of the initial report to the facility. At the end of the audit visit, the Detention Manager, agency head and I met with the Board of County Commissioners. At that time, I briefly went over some of the preliminary findings. I also told the Board that I thought that the facility would be able to achieve compliance with the PREA standards well within the 180-day Corrective Action Period. DESCRIPTION OF FACILITY CHARACTERISTICS:
The Bonner County Juvenile Detention Center (BCJDC) is a secure, short-term juvenile detention center located in beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho. Capacity is 27, with an average population over the last 12 months being 7.74 residents. There are 13 fulltime detention staff, complemented by a teacher, nurse and mental health clinician. The county’s juvenile probation staff have offices in the same building, although those are outside the secure perimeter of the detention center. However, this also fosters a great spirit of cooperation between the two departments, and often probation officers can enter the detention center to visit residents, help with residents in crisis, and conduct normal probation visits easily. The facility is fairly new, and was designed with line-of-sight being the #1 priority. Therefore, the control room can view almost every part of the center to which juveniles normally have access. Even so, residents are not without escort or supervision everywhere they go, which cuts down on opportunities that they may have to perpetrate sexual abuse of harassment. All Detention Officers in the State of Idaho are required to attend a 3-week residential academy at the Idaho State Police’s P.O.S.T. facility in Meridian, ID. During that academy, all students receive PREA Training. The POST PREA Curriculum meets all 11 points in Standard 115.331a. Subsequent trainings are held at the facility, and training materials were viewed. SUMMARY OF AUDIT FINDINGS:
During the audit of the Bonner County Juvenile Detention Center during February, 2015, it was determined that the facility met approximately 160 of the 180+ of the substandards contained in the Juvenile Facilities version of the “National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape Under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).” A Corrective Action Plan was formulated with the facility’s administration prior to the end of the audit visit. The facility received the Initial Report by March 23, 2015, which triggered the start of the 180-day Corrective Action Period (CAP). However, the facility used less than 70 days of that Period to accomplish compliance with 100% of the Standards. During the CAP, various documents were furnished, including logs, updated policies, rosters, etc. Also, follow-up phone calls were held to interview or consult with facility staff to determine final compliance. FINAL 5/29/15
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As a result, it was determined on May 29, 2015 that the Bonner County Juvenile Detention Center has reached full compliance with the PREA Standards. AUDITOR CERTIFICATION: The auditor certifies that the contents of the report are accurate to the best of his/her knowledge and no conflict of interest exists with respect to his or her ability to conduct an audit of the agency under review.
Auditor Signature
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Dates of PREA Audit: Date of Initial Submission: Date of Final Submission: Completed by: Title:
Bonner County Juvenile Detention Center February 2326, 2015 March 24, 2015 May 29, 2015 Steven Jett PREA Auditor
AUDIT FINDINGS NARRATIVE:
First, tour was started by Ron Stultz, Detention Manager/PREA Coordinator. Bonner County Justice Services Director Debbie Stallcup had to attend another meeting but joined us a few minutes later. The entire facility was toured, including areas where residents are prohibited. Some areas that are off-limits to residents have cameras. Other areas that are off-limits to residents did not have cameras but entrances to all of those areas do. One location was identified by the Detention Manager/PREA Coordinator as possibly needing a camera during the tour. 100% of the residents in the facility on February 24 were interviewed. Of the seven resident interviews, all confirmed that the resident education sessions were being done, and the 10-day sessions were being repeated twice per week, which assured me that all residents were well educated, and were very well informed about the facility’s sexual abuse prevention efforts. 12 staff/contractors were interviewed. The “contractors” that I interviewed were the teacher and nurse. The total number of regular staff is 13, of which I interviewed 10. I also spoke with the county’s HR staff for clarification and confirmation regarding several of the standards in 115.317, 115.376. FINAL 5/29/15
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The mental health clinician was not available during the audit visit due to a pre-arranged absence. He was interviewed by phone during the 30-day period immediately following the audit visit, prior to the release of the initial report to the facility. At the end of the audit visit, the Detention Manager, agency head and I met with the Board of County Commissioners. At that time, I briefly went over some of the preliminary findings. I also told the Board that I thought that the facility would be able to achieve compliance with the PREA standards well within the 180-day Corrective Action Period. DESCRIPTION OF FACILITY CHARACTERISTICS:
The Bonner County Juvenile Detention Center (BCJDC) is a secure, short-term juvenile detention center located in beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho. Capacity is 27, with an average population over the last 12 months being 7.74 residents. There are 13 fulltime detention staff, complemented by a teacher, nurse and mental health clinician. The county’s juvenile probation staff have offices in the same building, although those are outside the secure perimeter of the detention center. However, this also fosters a great spirit of cooperation between the two departments, and often probation officers can enter the detention center to visit residents, help with residents in crisis, and conduct normal probation visits easily. The facility is fairly new, and was designed with line-of-sight being the #1 priority. Therefore, the control room can view almost every part of the center to which juveniles normally have access. Even so, residents are not without escort or supervision everywhere they go, which cuts down on opportunities that they may have to perpetrate sexual abuse of harassment. All Detention Officers in the State of Idaho are required to attend a 3-week residential academy at the Idaho State Police’s P.O.S.T. facility in Meridian, ID. During that academy, all students receive PREA Training. The POST PREA Curriculum meets all 11 points in Standard 115.331a. Subsequent trainings are held at the facility, and training materials were viewed. SUMMARY OF AUDIT FINDINGS:
During the audit of the Bonner County Juvenile Detention Center during February, 2015, it was determined that the facility met approximately 160 of the 180+ of the substandards contained in the Juvenile Facilities version of the “National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape Under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).” A Corrective Action Plan was formulated with the facility’s administration prior to the end of the audit visit. The facility received the Initial Report by March 23, 2015, which triggered the start of the 180-day Corrective Action Period (CAP). However, the facility used less than 70 days of that Period to accomplish compliance with 100% of the Standards. During the CAP, various documents were furnished, including logs, updated policies, rosters, etc. Also, follow-up phone calls were held to interview or consult with facility staff to determine final compliance. FINAL 5/29/15
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As a result, it was determined on May 29, 2015 that the Bonner County Juvenile Detention Center has reached full compliance with the PREA Standards. AUDITOR CERTIFICATION: The auditor certifies that the contents of the report are accurate to the best of his/her knowledge and no conflict of interest exists with respect to his or her ability to conduct an audit of the agency under review.
Auditor Signature
____________________________May 29, 2015_________________ Date
FINAL 5/29/15
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