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PREA OMBUDSMAN:
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
Ombudsman
The PREA Ombudsman was created to provide
offenders, as well as the public, an
independent office to report sexual assaults.
In 2008, the TBCJ hired the current PREA
Ombudsman and established the PREA
Ombudsman Office.
The primary responsibilities of the PREA
Ombudsman Office are to:
Contact Information
2010 Safe Prisons Program Report
Texas Board of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has
a “Zero-Tolerance” policy concerning the
detection, prevention and punishment for
sexual abuse, including consensual sexual
contact, of offenders in the custody of the
department
was established by the 80 the
Legislature in 2007 (Texas Government Code,
Section 501, subchapter F), and is appointed
by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ).
♦ Monitor the agency’s efforts to eliminate
the occurrence of sexual assaults in
correctional facilities;
♦ Review the agency’s policies and
procedures to ensure they are in
compliance with federal and state laws and
standards (currently under review are the
proposed national standards submitted to
the United States Attorney General by the
National Prison Rape Elimination
Commission); and
♦ Respond to public inquiries related to
allegations of sexual assault in TDCJ
correctional facilities.
PREA Ombudsman Office
P.O. Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342‑0099
(936) 437-2133 office
(936) 437-6981 fax
E-mail: prea.ombudsman@tdcj.state.tx.us
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Ombudsman
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