The california department of corrections and rehabilitation (CDCR) is requesting to use the reallocated funds to activate and implement a prea enhancement to the strategic offender management…

The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) received a $424,806 Formula Grant under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. This funding will enable the BSCC to activate and implement a Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) enhancement to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Strategic Offender Management System (SOMS) database. The PREA enhancement will help the state maintain PREA compliance, assist with audits, and meet federal and state reporting requirements. Specifically, the new PREA features in SOMS will automate tracking of PREA investigations, collect data, and provide information and reports to promote compliance with federal PREA audits and enhance the state's approach to detecting and responding to allegations of sexual abuse and harassment in correctional institutions. The grant period runs from Oct 1, 2023 through Sep 30, 2025.

The california department of corrections and rehabilitation (CDCR) is requesting to use the reallocated funds to activate and implement a prea enhancement to the strategic offender management system, a database program used by CDCR. This enhancement will help maintain prea compliance, assist with audits and meet federal and state reporting requirements. In addition, the prea enhancement will automate tracking of all prea investigations, collect data, and provide information and reports that will promote compliance with federal audits. The new prea features in soms will help streamline prea related cases and enhance cdcrs approach to detecting and responding to allegations of sexual abuse and sexual harassments in the institutions.