Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) 2017 annual report

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
2017 Annual Report

Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Annual Report - 2017
Georgia Department of Corrections
Introduction
The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) was signed into federal law with the purpose to provide for the analysis of incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal State and local institutions and to provide information resources recommendations and funding to protect individuals from prison rape. In 2012 the Bureau of Prisons published standardized guidelines promulgated by the Attorney General of the United States. PREA applies to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders.
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual abuse and harassment of offenders within the agency s 34 state prison facilities 13 transitional centers 9 probation detention centers 5 substance abuse and integrated treatment facilities 23 county correctional institutions and 4 private prisons.
All sexual abuse and sexual harassment allegations are investigated. Each case is documented on an incident report and entered into GDC s offender management program (SCRIBE). The originating facility is also required to retain all investigation documents at the local level. Allegations will be administratively and/or criminally investigated depending on the nature of the alleged incident. The Statewide PREA Coordinator tracks the progress of the investigations with constant contact with the facility in which the allegation was made and with the investigator that is assigned to the case if applicable. Upon completion of each investigation appropriate disciplinary action is taken against the perpetrator where criminal intent is discovered the case is presented to the appropriate District Attorney for prosecution. Case files of PREA allegations of a criminal nature are maintained for a period of at least ten years upon completion of the investigation.
It is important to note that the Georgia Department of Corrections is continually improving the reporting and investigation methods to ensure the highest level of compliance as well as swift corrective action when needed. The agency s zero-tolerance policy not only aims to protect all offenders under GDC jurisdiction from sexual harassment and abuse but also protect anyone who reports or cooperates with an on-going investigation from retaliation.
This report summarizes all 2017 PREA allegations that were generated from the facilities that were mentioned in paragraph two.
The Georgia Department of Corrections compiles and investigates PREA allegations in 4 major categories 1) Staffto-Inmate Abuse 2) Staff-to-Inmate Harassment 3) Inmate-to-Inmate Abuse and 4) Inmate-to-Inmate Harassment.
Upon completion of the investigation all allegations will be deemed one of the four dispositions
1. Substantiated determined the event occurred 2. Unsubstantiated evidence was insufficient to make a final determination as to whether or not the
event occurred 3. Unfounded determined the event to have not occurred 4. Not PREA determined to not meet the definition of a PREA allegation.
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Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report
TOTAL ALLEGATIONS During calendar year 2017 there were a total of 2 421 PREA allegations at our GDC operated and contracted facilities. Of those 2 421 allegations 64 (3%) were Substantiated 1137 (47%) were Unsubstantiated 1151 (48%) were Unfounded 2 ( 1%) are pending investigation and 67 (2%) were deemed Not PREA.

Total Allegations

Type

Description

State Prisons

TC s

Centers

Contracted

Total

Substantiated 46 0

5

13

64

Unsubstantiated 1020 7

34

76

1137

Unfounded

1037 4

23

87

1151

Invest. Pending 1

0

0

1

2

Not PREA

52 0

1

14

67

Total Allegations

2157 11

63

191

2421

%
3% 47% 48% 0% 2%
100%

0% Pending Investigation

2% Not PREA

3% Substantiated

48% Unfounded

47% Unsubstantiated

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Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report
TOTAL ALLEGATIONS BY TYPE
During calendar year 2017 there were a total of 2 421 PREA allegations at our GDC operated and contracted facilities. Of those 2 421 allegations 503 (21%) were Staff-to-Inmate Abuse 494 (20%) were Inmate-toInmate Abuse 872 (36%) were Staff-to-Inmate Harassment 551 (23%) were Inmate-to-Inmate Harassment 1 was a retaliation complaint and 2 are pending investigation. (Retaliation and Pending are not listed on the pie chart due to the number ratio.)

Total Allegations By Type

Type

Description

State Prisons

TC s

Centers

Contracted

Total

%

S/I Abuse

459 1

5

38

503 21%

I/I Abuse

438 4

15

37

494 20%

S/I Harassment 768 4

20

80

872 36%

I/I Harassment 490 2

23

36

551 23%

Retaliation

1

0

0

0

1 0%

Pending

1

0

0

1

2 0%

Total Allegations 2157 11 63

191

2421 100%

NOTE The Pending is not added to the total here because they are included in the allegation type.

23% I/I Harassment
36% S/I Harassment

21% S/I Abuse
20% I/I Abuse

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Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report
SUBSTANTIATED BY ALLEGATION TYPE During calendar year 2017 there were a total of 2 421 PREA allegations at our GDC operated and contracted facilities. Of those 2 421 allegations 64 were deemed substantiated 19 were Staff-to-Inmate Abuse 9 were Staff-to-Inmate Harassment 13 were Inmate-to-Inmate Abuse and 23 were Inmate-to-Inmate Harassment.

Substantiated Cases

Type

Description
Substantiated S/I Abuse
Substantiated S/I Harassment Substantiated
I/I Abuse Substantiated I/I Harassment Total Abuse

State Prisons
14
5
12
15 46

TC s Centers

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

3

0

5

Contracted 4 4 0 5 13

Total 19 9 13 23 64

% 28% 16% 20% 36% 100%

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Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report

2017 Substantiated PREA Allegations Staff-to-Inmate Harassment Incidents (9)

In all nine substantiated cases of Staff-to-Inmate Harassment disciplinary action was taken at the facility level against the staff members involved.

Staff-to-Inmate Abuse Incidents (19)
In all 19 substantiated cases of Staff-to-Inmate Abuse both an administrative and criminal investigation was conducted. In every case those with enough evidence to be considered for prosecution were forwarded to the appropriate District Attorney for prosecution.
Sexual Activity (12) 33% (4 of 12) were forwarded to DA for prosecution 100% (12 of 12) were terminated or resigned employment
Inappropriate Touching/Contact/Exposure (7) 14% (1/7) were forwarded to DA for criminal prosecution in another case 100% (7/7) were terminated or resigned from employment
Inmate-to-Inmate Sexual Harassment (23)

S/I Abuse
37% 63%
Inappropriate Touching Sexual Activity

Those inmates found guilty of Inmate on Inmate Sexual Harassment were subject to administrative sanctions through the Inmate Disciplinary procedure. In all cases housing changes were made where necessary to ensure the safety of the victim.

Inmate-to-Inmate Sexual Abuse (13)
In every case of Inmate-to-Inmate Abuse both an administrative and criminal investigation was conducted. Those inmates found guilty of Inmate-toInmate abuse were not only subject to administrative disciplinary sanctions but those whose cases had enough evidence for prosecution were forwarded to the appropriate District Attorney for prosecution.
54% Inappropriate Touching (7) In the seven inappropriate touching cases the aggressor was subject to administrative sanctions through the disciplinary process. Offender housing changes made as necessary to ensure the safety of the victim.
8% Threats of Rape (1) Disciplinary action was taken against the two aggressors.

I/I Abuse
8% 8%

31%

54%

Inappropriate Touching Rape Threats of Rape Attempted Rape

31% Rape (4) There are officially four substantiated abuse cases that are rape-related. Three of these have been forwarded to the DA for prosecution. The remaining investigation is still open. 8% Attempted Rape (1) Disciplinary action was taken against the aggressor.

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Comparison with Previous Years

Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report

*No audits were conducted in 2013 or 2014

YEAR 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Allegations

Reported Substantiated

859

17

1059

8

1682

57

1997

63

2421

64

SPs 38 112 36 497 36 657 36 875 37 539

PDCs 1 965 1 800 1 793 1 517 1 572

Population Type

RSAT TCs Contracted

1 232 2 662

--

1 273 2 648

--

1 635 2 631

--

1 695 2 621

--

1 714 2 609 12 700

TOTAL 43 971 42 218 42 716 42 708 56 134

Allegation data for contract facilities (County Correctional Institutions and Private Facilities ) was previously not included on the agency annual report. The individual contract facility included this data in their respective facility annual reports. These data are included in the 2017 report as required by PREA Standard 115.89(b).
The overall population increased by 31% with the inclusion of the contracted facilities yet the substantiated cases only increased by 2%.
SART Training 2017 marks the 5th year that GDC adopted and implemented PREA standards for our facilities. Through extensive repetitive SART trainings the investigators are more familiar with PREA protocols thus resulting in improved investigation procedures. Staff can better interpret definitions for allegation types as well as allegation dispositions.
Site Visits and on-site Audits have increased the awareness of PREA protocols to include preventative measures and definition interpretations for allegation types as well as disposition definitions.

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Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report
PREA Coordinator Review In July 2017 the PREA Unit implemented a database for all allegations. The database records all reported PREA incidents that are sorted in data queues. Queues include Pending SART Investigator Pending PREA Coordinator Review and Completed Cases. This enhanced the PREA Coordinator s ability to be more involved with the investigation process as allegations are reported. The PREA Coordinator reviews provide a check-and-balance system to ensure that dispositions are in compliance with the established PREA definitions and the protocols for the investigation process are in compliance with the investigation standards. Since the module was implemented in July 2017 the data provided for this year was collected through traditional PREA Unit data collection methods. Beginning in 2018 the Scribe module will record all allegations for the year and the PREA Unit will be able to ensure that all allegations are accompanied by an incident report and all federal-related data is recorded as the cases occur.
Conclusion The Georgia Department of Corrections continues to improve the processes of how PREA allegations are reported investigated and tracked. Meaningful investigations coupled with our prevention trainings will greatly assist our efforts to not only maintain compliance but to create a safer environment for our offenders by reducing incidents of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Overall there was a 21% increase in the number of allegations compared to last year. This is indicative of the addition of county and private facility allegations the improvement in our reporting as well as the effect of increased staff and inmate education. Substantiated cases remained constant despite the inclusion of allegations from county and private facilities and an increase in total allegations is influenced by process improvements and prevention training. Our dedication to constant improvement and continual monitoring will allow the agency to continue to achieve its goal of protecting all offenders from sexual harassment and abuse as well as those who report illegal activity.
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Appendix A
PREA 2017

Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report

Allegation Statistics by Facility

Reported Allegations

Substantiated

Unsubstantiated

Unfounded

Total S/I Harassment
S/I Abuse I/I Harassment
I/I Abuse Total
S/I Harassment S/I Abuse
I/I Harassment I/I Abuse Total
S/I Harassment S/I Abuse
I/I Harassment I/I Abuse Total
S/I Harassment S/I Abuse
I/I Harassment I/I Abuse Pending Invest.

Security Level/ Type Facility

Facility

ASMP

244 97 50 44 53 2 0 0 2 0 170 77 32 32 29 71 20 18 10 23 1

Special Mission

GDCP GDCP/SMU

39 13 13 7 6 4 0 2 0 2 5 2 0 3 0 30 11 11 4 4 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0

GSP

238 115 31 46 46 1 0 1 0 0 128 66 9 26 27 109 49 21 20 19 0

Baldwin SP 71 35 14 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 57 31 8 10 8 14 4 6 0 4 0

Hancock SP 49 28 11 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 19 6 3 2 19 9 5 2 3 0

Hays SP

169 54 16 66 33 3 0 1 1 1 50 12 0 24 14 116 42 15 41 18 0

Macon SP

55 7 27 9 12 5 0 3 1 1 36 5 18 7 6 14 2 6 1 5 0

Close

Phillips SP

52 14 6 16 16 1 0 0 1 0 31 10 4 10 7 20 4 2 5 9 0

Smith SP

53 0 46 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 33 3 4 13 0 13 0 0 0

Telfair SP

97 47 24 6 20 1 0 1 0 0 67 37 13 3 14 29 10 10 3 6 0

Valdosta SP 249 66 69 45 69 1 0 1 0 0 32 3 2 11 16 216 63 66 34 53 0

Ware SP

111 46 45 9 11 1 0 0 1 0 14 3 6 0 5 96 43 39 8 6 0

Arrendale SP 107 37 17 31 22 7 2 0 3 2 16 1 3 8 4 84 34 14 20 16 0

Autry SP

117 38 9 57 13 3 0 0 3 0 78 23 6 41 8 36 15 3 13 5 0

Burruss CTC 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Calhoun SP 39 16 6 8 9 1 0 0 0 1 30 10 6 7 7 8 6 0 1 1 0

Central SP

36 3 5 9 19 3 1 1 0 1 18 1 1 4 12 15 1 3 5 6 0

Coastal SP

40 9 20 4 7 3 0 2 0 1 22 4 10 2 6 15 5 8 2 0 0

Dodge SP

29 17 4 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 23 13 3 5 2 5 4 0 1 0 0

Dooly SP

33 7 2 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 24 6 2 13 3 9 1 0 5 3 0

Emanuel WF 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Helms Facility 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Medium

Johnson SP 42 15 5 9 13 2 0 0 1 1 13 4 1 3 5 27 11 4 5 7 0

Lee SP

10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0

Long SP

4211011000 31110 000000

Montgomery SP 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

Pulaski SP

18 4 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 10 0 6 2 0 4 0 0

Rogers SP

54 22 8 16 8 1 0 1 0 0 43 21 7 11 4 10 1 0 5 4 0

Rutledge SP 19 6 2 7 4 1 0 0 1 0 9 3 1 2 3 9 3 1 4 1 0

Walker SP

6122120011 20110 211000

Washington SP 39 6 5 15 13 2 1 0 1 0 9 0 2 5 2 28 5 3 9 11 0

Whitworth WF 18 2 3 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 3 6 5 4 2 0 2 0 0

Wilcox SP

30 10 3 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 13 5 1 1 6 17 5 2 6 4 0

Totals for Prisons

2104 752 450 480 422 46 5 14 16 11 1020 381 183 254 202 1037 366 253 210 208 1

Albany

0000000000 00000 000000

Arrendale

2200000000 00000 220000

Atlanta

0000000000 00000 000000

Augusta

0000000000 00000 000000

C. D. Hudson 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clayton

3200100000 11000 210010

Transitional Center

Coastal

1001000000 10010 000000

Columbus

0000000000 00000 000000

Macon

0000000000 00000 000000

Metro

0000000000 00000 000000

Phillips

2011000000 20110 000000

Smith

0000000000 00000 000000

Valdosta

1000100000 10001 000000

Bacon

2200000000 22000 000000

Bleckley

0000000000 00000 000000

Colwell

0000000000 00000 000000

Emanuel

14 2 0 4 8 1 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 2 2 7 0 0 2 5 0

Probation Detention Centers

McEver

3201000000 32010 000000

Patten

3300000000 22000 110000

Paulding

3201010010 00000 220000

Treutlen

2101000000 21010 000000

Women s

2001100000 10001 100100

Appling ITF 18 2 2 9 5 2 0 0 2 0 13 1 2 6 4 3 1 0 1 1 0

Bainbridge PSAT 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0

Substance Abuse Centers Northwest RSAT 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0

Turner RSAT 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

West Central ITF 5 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0

Totals for Centers

73 24 6 24 19 5 0 1 3 1 41 13 3 15 10 27 11 2 6 8 0

Totals for GDC Overall

2177 776 456 504 441 51 5 15 19 12 1061 394 186 269 212 1064 377 255 216 216 1

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Total S/I Harassment
S/I Abuse I/I Harassment
I/I Abuse Total
S/I Harassment S/I Abuse
I/I Harassment I/I Abuse Total
S/I Harassment S/I Abuse
I/I Harassment I/I Abuse Total
S/I Harassment S/I Abuse
I/I Harassment I/I Abuse Pending Invest.

PREA 2017

Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report

Reported Allegations

Substantiated

Unsubstantiated

Unfounded

Security Level/ Type Facility Facility

Coffee 57 19 7 20 11 2 0 0 2 0 41 8 5 18 10 14 11 2 0 1 0

Private Prisons

Jenkins 11 1 4 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 1 3 2 3 0 Riverbend 14 5 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 3 1 1 6 4 1 0 1 1

Wheeler 25 3 7 4 11 2 0 1 1 0 14 0 5 1 8 9 3 1 2 3 0

Athens/Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bulloch

101000000000000101000

Carroll

220000000000000220000

Clayton

871000000000000871000

Colquitt 8 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0

Coweta

110000000000000110000

Decatur 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Effingham 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Floyd

512113111010001101000

Gwinnett 18 14 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 13 12 0 0 1 0

Hall

000000000000000000000

County Prisons

Harris

110000000011000000000

Jackson

110000000000000110000

Jefferson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mitchell 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0

Muscogee 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0

Richmond 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Screven 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0

Spalding 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0

Sumter

201100000010010101000

Terrell

000000000000000000000

Thomas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Troup

000000000000000000000

Totals for Private and County Prisons 177 74 38 34 31 13 4 4 5 0 76 16 14 25 21 87 54 20 4 9 1

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Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report
Appendix B
PREA Focused Initiatives
AUDITS GDC continues to maintain compliance in accordance with 115.401 Frequency and Scope of Audits by contracting with a Federal PREA Auditor to audit all facilities in a 3-year cycle. August 20 2017 marked GDC s 2nd Cycle 2nd Year of audits. Each year 1/3 of like-GDC facilities are audited. 2nd Cycle Year 1 Federal PREA Audits were conducted for 11/34 state prisons 5/14 state-operated Centers and 5/13 Community Confinement Facilities. Year 1 resulted in full compliance. 2nd Cycle Year 2 Federal PREA Audits were conducted for 11/34 state prisons 4/14 state-operated Centers and 5/13 Community Confinement Facilities. Year 2 resulted in full compliance. 2nd Cycle Year 3 Federal PREA Audits will be conducted for 12/34 state prisons 5/14 state-operated Centers and 3/13 Community Confinement Facilities. Cycle will begin on 08/20/2018.
PREA SCRIBE MODULE The development testing and implementation (July 2017) of a PREA Allegation tracking module allowed for improved accountability and investigative integrity of reported allegations. The new tracking method was effective mid-year and has proven to be an effective tool for PREA investigation compliance. Year 2018 will be the first full data-reporting period for the new system which should greatly benefit PREA oversight efforts.
PARTNERED INITIATIVES In 2017 GDC partnered with JDI (Just Detention International) the second year of a two year project with support of PREA Demonstration grant funds to improve various PREA processes to include
Staff Training on Sexual Abuse Response Team expectations advocacy efforts and proper communication techniques with LGBTI
Offender Training consisting of staff-to-inmate training and peer education curricula Leadership Training focused on the facility-level managers responsibilities regarding
PREA-related incidents and prevention measures and Systems testing that measured how effective facilities were in receiving reporting and
processing mock-allegations. PSO & BCOT All new employees are required to attend a Pre-Service Orientation and Basic Correctional Officer Training for their initial PREA education. Annual Training - All employees are required to attend annual in-service training which includes a lecture from an approved lesson plan for PREA refresher-information.
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Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report
SART Trainings All members of the facility SART are required to attend SART training twice per year. GDC conducted (2) SART trainings in 2017.
PCM trainings - In previous years the PREA Unit conducted separate trainings for PREA Compliance Managers and SART members. In 2018 the decision was made to combine these trainings for the following reasons
To reduce the costs associated with statewide travel. To ensure that the PCM s and SART members receive the exact same training minimizing
interpretation and communication errors. To inform staff of each other s respective roles in the PREA protocols as a whole.
PHYSICAL PLANT IMPROVEMENTS STATE PRISONS
Arrendale SP Wall mirrors were added to several locations to improve visibility and eliminate blind spots.
ASMP Additional cross-gates were added to stop offender traffic into unassigned and hard to monitor locations. Additional DVR cameras were added to better improve visibility or eliminate blind-spots.
Burruss CTC Added new cameras to better monitor the facility in the general population segregation unit and the segregation recreation cages for both general population and their juvenile unit.
Central SP Placed a new camera by their Medical ID and Mental Health entrance for better visibility.
Dodge SP Installed additional mirrors throughout the facility for better monitoring and visibility.
GDCP Installed shower curtains in areas that were missing them as well as requested approval for more video cameras to be placed or moved throughout the facility to better improve visibility or eliminate blind-spots.
GSP Re-located cameras to vital areas within the facility and installed additional mirrors for better monitoring and visibility.
Hays SP Installed inmate phones in the gym for easier and more confidential access to the PREA hotline. Mirrors were installed in the dry storage area of the kitchen the warehouse education ID and the library to enhance visibility of blind spots and all camera lenses in the facility were cleaned for enhanced visibility.
Johnson SP Added mirrors in the kitchen warehouse east side store west side store library and one in education. These mirrors were added to increase visibility in all areas and reduce blind spots.
Lee SP Additional video cameras were added in the ID room to increase visibility and reduce blind spots.
Macon SP Installed additional video cameras to increase visibility and reduce blind spots.
Metro RF Placed multiple inspection mirrors throughout the facility to increase visibility and reduce blind spots.
Montgomery SP Installed an additional mirror in the education area increase visibility and reduce blind spots.
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Georgia Department of Corrections 2017 Annual PREA Report Rutledge SP Upgraded DVR camera system to provide more coverage and better clarity to increase visibility and reduce blind spots. Walker SP - Installed new video monitors cameras and mirrors throughout the facility to increase visibility and reduce blind spots. Whitworth Facility Added windows to the doors of all counseling offices in order to increase visibility and reduce blind spots.
PHYSICAL PLANT IMPROVEMENTS TRANSITIONAL CENTERS (COMMUNITY CONFINEMENT) Augusta TC Purchased doors with windows to replace solid doors in the counseling areas for better visibility. Video cameras were repaired for better visibility around the center. Additional video cameras and a video DVR was purchased for better visibility around the center. Columbus TC Installed a new video camera in the medical hallway for better visibility. PHYSICAL PLANT IMPROVEMENTS PROBATION DETENTION CENTERS Emanuel PDC Painted the lower portion of their clear shower doors in both segregation units for the privacy of offenders showering. An additional mirror was added in dry goods storage to eliminate a blind-spot and allow for better monitoring. McEver PDC Added an additional row of concrete blocks to the barrier walls leading into the shower areas in order to limit viewing of the area by opposite gender staff. Barrier stalls were also added to the shakedown building to limit the viewing of detainees undressing in front of fellow detainees while being strip searched. Paulding PDC Added cameras in their RSAT trailer to increase visibility and reduce blind spots.
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