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Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Sexual victimization as reported by inmates in jails and prisons or youth in juvenile facilities

Sexual victimization reported by inmates or youth includes any forced or coerced sexual acts or activity with another inmate or youth and any sexual acts or activity with facility staff.

Inmate-on-inmate or youth-on-youth sexual victimization involving force or coercion includes:

  • Forced or coerced sexual acts—unwanted contacts with another inmate or youth that involved anal or vaginal penetration, oral sex, handjobs, or other sexual acts.
  • Other forced or coerced sexual activity—unwanted contacts with another inmate or youth that involved touching of the buttocks, thigh, penis, breasts, or vagina in a sexual way that does not meet the description of forced or coerced sexual acts.

Staff-on-inmate or staff-on-youth sexual victimization includes:

  • Sexual acts—any contacts with staff that involved anal or vaginal penetration, oral sex, handjobs, or other sexual acts.
  • Other sexual activity—any contacts with staff that involved touching of the buttocks, this, penis, breasts, or vagina in a sexual way that does not meet the description of sexual acts.
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National Former Prisoner Survey (NFPS)

The National Former Prisoner Survey (NFPS) is part of the BJS National Prison Rape Statistics Program, which gathers mandated data on the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108-79). The Act requires the collection of information from former inmates on any experiences of sexual assault while incarcerated. Data are collected directly from...

Clinical Indicators of Sexual Violence in Custody (CISVC)

The CISVC is part of the Bureau Justice Statistics' National Prison Rape Statistics Program which gathers mandated data on the incidence prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities, under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108- 79). The CISVC is a passive surveillance system in which medical staff complete an incident form for each inmate exhibiting symptoms or injuries consistent with sexual...

National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC)

The National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) is part of BJS's National Prison Rape Statistics Program, which gathers mandated data on the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in juvenile facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 as specified in PREA; P.L. 108-79. PREA requires a 10% sample of juvenile facilities to be listed by incidence of sexual assault. Data are collected...

National Inmate Survey (NIS)

The National Inmate Survey (NIS) is part of BJS's National Prison Rape Statistics Program, which gathers mandated data on the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108-79). PREA requires a 10% sample of correctional facilities to be listed by incidence of sexual assault, with a minimum of one prison and one jail...