Folsom State Prison (FSP) Final PREA Audit Report -2019
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Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Audit Report Adult Prisons & Jails ☐ Interim ☒ Final Date of Report: May 6, 2019 Auditor Information Name: Cheyenne Evans Email: [email protected] Company Name: Department of Public Safety- Hawaii Mailing Address: 919 Ala Moana Blvd. #116 City, State, Zip: Honolulu, HI. 96814 Telephone: 808 -587-1415 Date of Facility Visit: 3/17/2019 – 3/22/2019 Agency Information Name of Agency: Governing Authority or Parent Agency (If Applicable): California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation State of California Physical Address: 1515 “S” Street City, State, Zip: Sacramento, CA 95811 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 942883 City, State, Zip: Sacramento, CA 94283 Telephone: 916-985-2561 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: We enhance public safety through safe and secure incarceration of offenders, effective parole supervision, and rehabilitative strategies to successfully reintegrate offenders into our communities. Agency Website with PREA Information: https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/PREA Agency Chief Executive Officer Name: Scott Kernan Title: CDCR Secretary Email: [email protected] Telephone: 916-445-7688 Agency-Wide PREA Coordinator Name: Shannon Stark Title: Captain Email: [email protected] Telephone: 916-324-6688 PREA Audit Report Page 1 of 100 Folsom State Prison / Folsom Women’s Facility PREA Coordinator Reports to: Number of Compliance Managers who report to the PREA Coordinator 36 Amy Miller, Associate Director, Female Institutions Facility Information Name of Facility: Folsom State Prison Physical Address: 300 Represa Road, Represa, CA. 95671 Mailing Address (if different than above): Telephone Number: 916-985-2561 The Facility Is: ☐ Military ☐ Private for profit ☐ Private not for profit ☐ Municipal ☐ County ☒ State ☐ Federal Facility Type: ☐ Jail ☒ Prison Facility Mission: We enhance public safety through safe and secur e incarceration of offenders , effective parole supervision, and rehabilitative strategies to successfully reintegrate offenders into our communities. Facility Website with PREA Information: https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/PREA Warden/Superintendent Name: Rick M. Hill Title: Warden Email: [email protected] Telephone: 916-985-2561 X 4321 Facility PREA Compliance Manager Name: Lee Cahayla Title: Associate Warden Email: [email protected] Telephone: 916-985-2561 X 3053 Facility Health Service Administrator Name: Theresa Kimura-Yip Title: Chief Executive Officer Email: [email protected] Telephone: 916-985-2561 X 3034 Facility Characteristics Designated Facility Capacity: 2968 (M) 530 (F) Current Population of Facility: 2988 (M) 437 (F) Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months 2719 Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months whose length of stay in the facility was for 30 days or 2719 more: Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months whose length of stay in the facility was for 72 hours or 2719 more: Number of inmates on date of audit who were admitted to facility prior to August 20, 2012: 219 PREA Audit Report Page 2 of 100 Folsom State Prison / Folsom Women’s Facility Age Range of Youthful Inmates Under 18: None Adults: 18-87 Population: Are youthful inmates housed separately from the adult population? ☐ Y es ☐ No ☒ NA Number of youthful inmates housed at this facility during the past 12 months: N/A Average length of stay or time under supervision: 60 months Facility security level/inmate custody levels: Level I, II and III Number of staff currently employed by the facility who may have contact with inmates: 1137 Number of staff hired by the facility during the past 12 months who may have contact with inmates: 99 Number of contracts in the past 12 months for services with contractors who may have contact with inmates: 20 Physical Plant Number of Buildings: 19 Number of Single Cell Housing Units: 1 Number of Multiple Occupancy Cell Housing Units: 4 Number of Open Bay/Dorm Housing Units: 14 Number of Segregation Cells (Administrative and Disciplinary: 138 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.): Folsom camera system is limited to exterior locations, prison industries, visiting areas and health care building offices. Viewing of camera footage is done on incident basis and are not always monitored. Medical building cameras that cover physician offices are placed in the custody staff control. Prison industry camera monitors are placed in the supervisor’s office where they can conduct checks of inmates. Retention of recordings for the yard and visiting camera system is 12-14 days and prison industries is 30 days. Medical Type of Medical Facility: Intermediate Care Facility Forensic sexual assault medical exams are conducted at: San Joaquin General Hospital Other Number of volunteers and individual contractors, who may have contact with inmates, currently 368 authorized to enter the facility: Number of investigators the agency currently employs to investigate allegations of sexual abuse: 18 PREA Audit Report Page 3 of 100 Folsom State Prison / Folsom Women’s Facility 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. A Department of Justice (DOJ) Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) audit was conducted at Folsom State Prison (FSP) including the housing unit referenced as Folsom Women’s Facility (FSP/FWF) in Represa, California based on the Western State Consortium Agreement. This audit was the second PREA audit for FSP/FWF. FSP/FWF is under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) . The PREA Audit team consisted of DOJ Certified Auditor Cheyenne Evans (lead auditor) with support staff of DOJ Certified PREA Auditor Shelley Harrington, Tiresa Harris and Kona Mann, hereafter referred to as the PREA Audit Team. Support staff assisted the lead auditor and participated in the facility tour, conducting interviews with staff and inmates and file reviews. The on-site audit was conducted from March 17, 2019 to March 22, 2019. Pre-Onsite Audit Prior to the onsite audit a posting of the PREA Audit Notices and auditor’s contact information was distributed throughout FSP / FWF and was posted on February 4, 2019, at least six (6) weeks prior to the first day of the on-site audit. The facility provided email documentation, including pictures, to demonstrate the notices were posted in accordance with audit requirements on white paper with a colored American flag background to be easily identified, written in English and Spanish. The notices included instructions for inmates that all correspondence must include “for FSP /FWF PREA Audit” on the envelope; otherwise it will not be considered confidential. Further, that all written and verbal correspondence and disclosures provided to the auditor are confidential and will not be disclosed unless required by law. The auditor did not receive any letters from FSP or FWF prior to the on-site audit. FSP / FWF Pre-Audit Questionnaire (PAQ) and supporting documents was completed on January 11, 2019 and received on an encrypted disk sent priority mail which was received by the auditor on January 25, 2019. The PAQ and documents submitted were reviewed and several PREA Standards documentation was noted that it would be provided onsite. Documentation reviewed prior to the onsite audit included layout map of the institution, agency policies and procedures; agency and institutional forms; organizational charts; position descriptions, PREA related posters, brochures; general PREA training, investigator, medical and mental health specialized training material/lesson plans, verification of specialized training, and memorandums of agreements. Additionally, the auditor established contact with the Agency Contract Administrator and conducted a telephone interview. Pre-audit emails were sent between the auditor, California State PREA Coordinator and the FSP/FWF PREA Compliance Manager to discuss logistics of the on-site audit, clarification of the facility’s layout and discuss the schedule and the accessibility to areas of the facility and files. The following was provided to FSP/FWF PREA Compliance Manager and CDCR PREA Coordinator on February 12, 2019, prior to the on-site phase: 1) tentative on-site audit schedule; 2) listing of list and/or documents needed for sampling while on-site; and 3) listing of files/records needed to review. In addition, a request for the following lists were requested to be provided on the first day of the audit, if not sooner: complete list of inmates, inmates divided into their housing units, inmates with disabilities, inmates who are limited English proficient, inmates who identify as LGBTI, inmates who reported sexual abuse, inmates who reported sexual victimization during