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Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Audit Report Adult Prisons & Jails ☐ Interim ☒ Final Date of Report February 6, 2018 Auditor Information Name: Robert Lanier Email: [email protected] Company Name: Diversified Correctional Services, LLC Mailing Address: PO Box 452 City, State, Zip: Blackshear, GA 31516 Telephone: 912-281-1525 Date of Facility Visit: January 2, 2018 Agency Information Name of Agency: Governing Authority or Parent Agency (If Applicable): Georgia Department of Corrections N/A Physical Address: 300 Patrol Road City, State, Zip: Forsyth, Ga. 31029 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1529 City, State, Zip: Forsyth, Ga 31029 Telephone: 404-656-4661 Is Agency accredited by any organization? ☐ Yes ☒ No The Agency Is: ☐ Military ☐ Private for Profit ☐ Private not for Profit ☐ Municipal ☐ County ☒ State ☐ Federal Agency mission: The Georgia Department of Corrections protects the public by operating secure and safe facilities while reducing recidivism through effective programming, education and healthcare. Agency Website with PREA Information: http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/Divisions/ExecutiveOperations/OPS Agency Chief Executive Officer Name: Gregory Dozier Title: Commissioner Email: [email protected] Telephone: 478-992-5374 Agency-Wide PREA Coordinator Name: Grace Atchison Title: Statewide PREA Coordinator Email: [email protected] Telephone: 678 322 6066 PREA Audit Report Page 1 of 132 Facility Name – double click to change PREA Coordinator Reports to: Number of Compliance Managers who report to the PREA Coordinator 24 Office of Professional Standards, Director of Compliance Facility Information Name of Facility: Dodge State Prison Physical Address: 2971 Old Bethel Church Road Chester, GA 31012 Telephone Number: 478-358-7200 The Facility Is: ☐ Military ☐ Private for profit ☐ Private not for profit ☐ Municipal ☐ County ☒ State ☐ Federal Facility Type: ☐ Jail ☒ Prison Facility Mission: To protect the public by operating secure and safe facilities while reducing recidivism through effective programming, education and healthcare. Facility Website with PREA Information: Georgia Department of Corrections Warden/Superintendent Name: Murray Tatum Title: Warden Email: [email protected] Telephone 478-358-7202 Facility PREA Compliance Manager Khalilah Williams Deputy Warden Khalilah.Williams @gdc.ga.gov 478-358-7258 Facility Health Service Administrator Name: Rhonda Tennell Title: Health Services Administrator Email: [email protected] Telephone: 478-358-7232 Facility Characteristics Designated Facility Capacity: 1236 Current Population of Facility 1208 Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months 986 Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months whose length of stay in the 986 facility was for 30 days or more: Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months whose length of stay in the 986 facility was for 72 hours or more: PREA Audit Report Page 2 of 132 Facility Name – double click to change Number of inmates on date of audit who were admitted to facility prior to August 20, 2012: 250 Age Range of Youthful Inmates Under 18: 0 Adults: 18-81 Population: Are youthful inmates housed separately from the adult ☐ Yes ☐ No ☒ NA population? Number of youthful inmates housed at this facility during the past 12 months: N/A 3 months-life Average length of stay or time under supervision: wop Min, medium, Facility security level/inmate custody levels: close Number of staff currently employed by the facility who may have contact with inmates: 221 Number of staff hired by the facility during the past 12 months who may have contact with 48 inmates: Number of contracts in the past 12 months for services with contractors who may have with 5 inmates: Physical Plant Number of Buildings: 25 Number of Single Cell Housing Units: None 0 Number of Multiple Occupancy Cell Housing Units: 10 Number of Open Bay/Dorm Housing Units: 2 Number of Segregation Cells (Administrative and 50 Disciplinary: Description of any video or electronic monitoring technology (including any relevant information about where cameras are placed, where the control room is, retention of video, etc.): See Schematics Medical Type of Medical Facility: Limited Hours on Site; Emergency Room Used After Hours Forensic sexual assault medical exams are conducted at: Dodge State Prison Other Number of volunteers and individual contractors, who may have contact with inmates, currently 65 authorized to enter the facility: Number of investigators the agency currently employs to investigate allegations of sexual abuse: 132 PREA Audit Report Page 3 of 132 Facility Name – double click to change Audit Findings Audit Narrative The auditor’s description of the audit methodology should include a detailed description of the following processes during the pre-onsite audit, onsite audit, and post-audit phases: documents and files reviewed, discussions and types of interviews conducted, number of days spent on-site, observations made during the site-review, and a detailed description of any follow-up work conducted during the post-audit phase. The narrative should describe the techniques the auditor used to sample documentation and select interviewees, and the auditor’s process for the site review. Pre-Audit Activities Notice of PREA Audit: The Notice of PREA Audit for the Dodge Sate Prison was forwarded to the Georgia Department of Corrections PREA Coordinator six weeks prior to the on-site audit, for posting in the Dodge State Prison. The PREA Coordinator instructed the facility, to post the notices in areas accessible to offenders, staff, contractors, and visitors. The purpose of the posting of the Notice is to allow anyone with a PREA issue or concern, or an allegation of sexual abuse or sexual harassment to correspond, confidentially, with the Certified PREA Auditor. The auditor did not receive any communication from any inmates or other interested parties as a result of the postings. During the onsite PREA Audit, Notices of PREA Audit were observed posted in multiple locations throughout the facility, accessible to staff, residents, contractors, visitors and volunteers. Pre-Audit Questionnaire/ Flash Drive Review: The agency’s PREA Coordinator, in an email to the PREA Compliance Manager of Dodge State Prison, advised that the Pre-Audit Questionnaire and flash drive with Georgia Department of Corrections’ policies and procedures, local operating procedures and directives, and other supporting documentation should be forwarded to the auditor not later than December 5. 2017, 27 days prior to the on-site audit. The reviewed flash drive contained a wide variety of information that was facility specific. Although there was a lot of information on the flash drive there were few examples of actual practice. The auditor developed and forwarded a comprehensive list of the documentation that would be needed for review during the on-site audit to assess practice. The PREA Coordinator and the PREA Compliance Manager were always responsive to any request and assured the auditor the information would be made available. Outreach to Outside Advocates: The auditor contacted the outside advocacy organization and Rape Crisis Center, Women in Need of God’s Shelter (WINGS) in Dublin, Georgia, to determine if the center has received any calls from the inmates at Dodge State Prison or if they had received any concerns about the prison. A conversation with the Advocate at the center confirmed the facility has not had any complaints or concerns about the center. Too, the staff affirmed the correspondence confirming services available to the inmates at Dodge State Prison. Further discussion of those services is found standard 115.53. Selection of Staff and Inmates: Prior to the audit, the auditor requested and received a list of staff who work on each of the “keys” for both shifts to ensure that staff, randomly selected, would be those who were working during the days of the on-site audit. Additional staff were chosen from the list to ensure staff from a cross-section of positions and jobs within the facility were selected to be interviewed. PREA Audit Report Page 4 of 132 Facility Name – double click to change Additionally, the auditor requested and received, a list of inmates listed by housing units to enable the auditor to select inmates from each living unit. Additional list requested and received included inmates who were transgender, disabled inmates, inmates who were sexually abused either at the facility or who disclosed prior victimization during their initial vulnerability assessment or at any other time, inmates who identified as being gay, bisexual, or lesbian, and those who were identified as mentally challenged inmates. On-Site Audit Activities The auditor arrived at the facility at 0800 in the morning on January 2, 2018. Processing through the main gate included providing identification, signing in, and going through the metal detector, while the auditor’s equipment and belongings went through the x-ray machine. Following a brief meet and greet with the Warden, PREA Compliance Manager, and Department Heads, the auditor was accompanied on a site review of the entire prison, including the fire department, located outside the fenced in area of the prison. The site review was led by the closed unit’s Unit Manager and the PREA Compliance Manager. Also participating in the review was the agency’s PREA Statewide PREA Coordinator and the Assistant Statewide PREA Coordinator. Site Review During the site review the auditor