Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Audit Report Adult Prisons & Jails ☐ Interim ☒ Final Date of Report March 10, ,2019 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: February 6-7, 2019 Two (2) Certified Auditors Agency Information Name of Agency: Governing Authority or Parent Agency (If Applicable): Georgia Department of Corrections Click or tap here to enter text. Physical Address: 300 Patrol Rd. City, State, Zip: Forsyth, GA 31029 Mailing Address: PO BOX 1529 City, State, Zip: Forsyth, GA 31029 Telephone: 478-992-2999 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: dcor.state.ga.us Agency Chief Executive Officer Name: Timothy C. Ward Title Commissioner Email: [email protected] Telephone: 478-992-2999 Agency-Wide PREA Coordinator PREA Audit Report Page 1 of 177 Facility Name – double click to change Name: Grace Atchison Title: Statewide PREA Coordinator Email: [email protected] Telephone: 678-322-6066 PREA Coordinator Reports to: Number of Compliance Managers who report to the PREA Coordinator 88 Office of Professional Standards, Director of Compliance Facility Information Name of Facility: Rogers State Prison Telephone Number 912-557-7000 The Facility Is: ☐ Military ☐ Private for profit ☐ Private not for profit ☐ Municipal ☐ County ☒ State ☐ Federal Facility Type: ☐ Jail ☒ Prison Ensure public safety and effectively house offenders while operating a safe and secure facility. House medium security, general population offenders and support an extensive farming operation which provide vegetables, beef and milk for the correctional facilities. Support Georgia State Prison by providing meals for their prison population. Provide Counseling programs and educational opportunities to offenders. Sex Offenders release site. Facility Website with PREA Information: dcor.state.ga.us Warden/Superintendent Name: Linton Deloach Warden Email: [email protected] 912-557-7145 Facility PREA Compliance Manager Name: Mary Miller Lieutenant Email: [email protected] Telephone: 912-557-7133 Facility Health Service Administrator Name: Nancy Pence Title: Health Service Administrator Email: [email protected] Telephone: 912-557-7111 Facility Characteristics PREA Audit Report Page 2 of 177 Facility Name – double click to change Designated Facility Capacity: 1391 Current Population of Facility: 1363 Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months 1414 Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months whose length of stay in the 1414 facility was for 30 days or more: Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months whose length of stay in the 1414 facility was for 72 hours or more: Number of inmates on date of audit who were admitted to facility prior to August 20, 2012: 0 Age Range of Youthful Inmates Under 18: N/A Adults: 18-74 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 Average length of stay or time under supervision: 0 Facility security level/inmate custody levels: Minimum/Medium Number of staff currently employed by the facility who may have contact with inmates: 239 Number of staff hired by the facility during the past 12 months who may have contact with 89 inmates: Number of contracts in the past 12 months for services with contractors who may have with 110 inmates: Physical Plant Number of Buildings: 17 Number of Single Cell Housing Units: 0 Number of Multiple Occupancy Cell Housing Units: 6 Number of Open Bay/Dorm Housing Units: 6 Number of Segregation Cells (Administrative and 95Click or tap here to enter text. 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.): A total of 35 Cameras inside and out Medical Type of Medical Facility: Diagnostic Forensic sexual assault medical exams are conducted at: Rogers State Prison Other Number of volunteers and individual contractors, who may have contact with inmates, currently 92 authorized to enter the facility: Number of investigators the agency currently employs to investigate allegations of sexual abuse: 82 PREA Audit Report Page 3 of 177 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 Rogers State Prison located in Reidsville, Georgia, was forwarded to the facility’s PREA Compliance Manager on December 18, 2018, more than six weeks prior to the on-site audit, for posting in the facility. The PREA Compliance Manager posted the Notice in areas accessible to staff, inmates, contractors, volunteers and visitors. Confirmation of the posting was provided. 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 observed the postings during the site review but did not receive any correspondence from an offender, staff, contractor, volunteer or visitor. During the site-review the auditor observed the Notices of PREA Audit posted in common areas, living units and other places enabling staff, inmates, contractors, volunteers and visitors to communicate with the auditor if they wanted to. Pre-Audit Questionnaire/ Flash Drive Review: The Facility’s PREA Compliance Manager forwarded a flash drive to the auditor 30 days prior to the on-site audit. The reviewed flash drive contained the Pre-Audit Questionnaire, policies and procedures, local operating procedures, memos, certificates of training, training rosters and other documentation specific to facility operations and PREA as implemented in that facility. The information provided enabled the auditor to get a clear and comprehensive view of the policies and procedures governing operations as well as enabling the auditor to understand the local procedures as well as the state operating procedures (policies) governing the facility. As a result, the auditor communicated frequently with the PREA Compliance Manager during the pre-onsite audit period. When clarification was needed, the auditor communicated with the PREA Compliance Manager, who was always responsive and provided information as requested and when the auditor arrived on site, the PREA Compliance Manager had put together a huge binder containing information that was requested, investigation packages for the allegations made during the past 12 months and other documents to demonstrate “practice”. The auditor requested and received all the investigations completed during the past twelve months. The PREA Compliance Manager is a Lieutenant who has direct access to the Warden of the facility. Prior to the onsite portion of the audit, the Auditor and PREA Compliance Manager discussed a tentative agenda and logistics for the on-site audit. This facility is a medium/minimum security PREA Audit Report Page 4 of 177 Facility Name – double click to change institution, housing male adult felon inmates who, for the most part, go out on details or work on details within the prison. The Georgia Department of Corrections collects data from numerous sources. By requesting those reports prior to the PREA Audit, the auditor can identify certain targeted groups of inmates. Prior to the on-site audit the auditor requested and received the following reports for the facility, provided by the Department’s PREA Unit: • Perception Report (Inmate’s perception of vulnerability) • Special Needs Report • Hotline Calls Report (for last 12 months) Outreach Prior to On-Site Audit: The auditor reached out to the following advocacy organizations, one nationally, and one locally, to determine whether the organizations have had any communications or information regarding either Rogers State Prison. • Just Detention International • The Rape Crisis Center of the Coastal Empire, located in Savannah, Georgia Just Detention International (JDI) provided documentation confirming that JDI examined their database to determine if they had ever had any complaints or reported issues regarding Rogers State Prison and that they have not had any complaints or issues regarding Rogers State Prison documented in their database. The auditor also checked with the Rape Crisis Center of the Coastal Empire regarding any issues or complaints they