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Making Your Plan: PREA and Victim Services in Jails, Part II
Date/Time: January 24, 2013 (1:00—2:30 pm EST)
Presenter(s):
Linda McFarlane, Deputy Executive Director, Just Detention International
Gwyn Smith-Downes, Senior Program Director, Just Detention International
Derek Murray, Senior Program Officer, Just Detention International
Jan Russell, Violence Against Women Policy Project Director, Cook County Sherriff’s
Office
Lieutenant Wynnie Testamark-Samuels, PREA Coordinator and Accreditation
Manager, Miami Dade Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Susan J. Rubio Rivera, Executive Director, MUJER
Content of the Webinar:
In this new PREA Resource Center and JDI webinar, jail practitioners will learn how
to develop – and carry out – plans for responding to sexual abuse. The webinar will
focus on how to coordinate the actions of staff working inside a facility, such as
staff first responders and management, and those based outside of it, such as
victim advocates and other health care professionals. There will also be a section
devoted to explaining the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and crisis
intervention models, and their effectiveness as a tool for preventing and responding
to abuse in a detention setting.
The webinar will provide training on the following skills: complying with national
protocols for trauma-informed care; building community partnerships; and creating
memoranda of understanding with service providers. Each of these issues will be
presented with the Prison Rape Elimination Act standards in mind, specifically those
sections addressing institutional response to sexual abuse.
Notice of Federal Funding and Federal Disclaimer – This Webinar is funded through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Administration, Office
of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are
responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this Webinar (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any
services or tools provided).

The webinar will offer several examples of successful partnerships between jails and
community service providers, and will feature a conversation between a community
rape crisis advocate and a jail official. This discussion will address concerns about
the safety of advocates who work behind bars and on maintaining inmate
confidentiality. There will be a question-and-answer session at the end of the
training.
Who Should Attend:
People who work at large and small jails, community rape crisis centers, state
sexual assault coalitions, victim services, and nonprofit organizations are all
encouraged to attend. This webinar may also benefit staff from: local corrections
agencies; social and human services agencies; criminal justice and corrections
nongovernmental organizations; police and prosecutors; and governmental health,
social, and human services agencies; and criminal justice funding agencies.
How to Register:
Webinar participants can register at here.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about
joining the webinar.
If you have any questions, please contact Nicole de la Torre, Program Officer, Just
Detention International; Phone: 202-506-3333; Email:
nicoledelatorre@justdetention.org