Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Audit Report Adult Prisons & Jails ☐ Interim ☒ Final Date of Report February 22, 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: Click or tap here to enter text. 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 140 Facility Name – double click to change 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: COASTAL STATE PRISON Physical Address: 200 Gulf Stream Road Garden City, GA 31418 Mailing Address (if different than above): Click or tap here to enter text. Telephone Number: (912)965-6233 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: http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/Facilities/coastal-state-prison Warden/Superintendent Name: Jose Morales Title: Warden Email: [email protected] Telephone (912)965-6233 Facility PREA Compliance Manager Name: Robin Owens Title: Deputy warden of care and treatment Email: [email protected] Telephone: 404-520-3484 Facility Health Service Administrator Name: David Milton Title: Health Services Administrator Email: [email protected] Telephone: 912-965-6231 Facility Characteristics Designated Facility Capacity: 1378 Current Population of Facility 1169 Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months 1380 Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months whose length of stay in the 1380 facility was for 30 days or more: Number of inmates admitted to facility during the past 12 months whose length of stay in the 1380 facility was for 72 hours or more: PREA Audit Report Page 2 of 140 Facility Name – double click to change Number of inmates on date of audit who were admitted to facility prior to August 20, 2012: Click or tap here to enter text. Age Range of Youthful Inmates Under 18: 0 Adults: 94 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 :0 N/A Average length of stay or time under supervision: 5 months Medium, but have Facility security level/inmate custody levels: minimum and some close Number of staff currently employed by the facility who may have contact with inmates: 320 Number of staff hired by the facility during the past 12 months who may have contact with 92 inmates: Number of contracts in the past 12 months for services with contractors who may have contact 32 with inmates: Physical Plant Number of Buildings: 27 Number of Single Cell Housing Units: 1 Number of Multiple Occupancy Cell Housing Units: 7 Number of Open Bay/Dorm Housing Units: 4 Number of Segregation Cells (Administrative and 74 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.): T bldg, Medical, iso/seg . Medical Type of Medical Facility: State Prison Forensic sexual assault medical exams are conducted at: Coastal State Prison, medical Other Number of volunteers and individual contractors, who may have contact with inmates, currently 88 authorized to enter the facility: Number of investigators the agency currently employs to investigate allegations of sexual abuse: 2 PREA Audit Report Page 3 of 140 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 Coastal Sate Prison was forwarded to the Georgia Department of Corrections PREA Coordinator on December 1, 2017, seven weeks prior to the on-site audit, for posting in the Coastal State Prison. The PREA Coordinator was asked via email to 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 or correspondence from an inmate, staff, contractor, volunteer or visitor. During the onsite PREA Audit, Notices of PREA Audit were observed posted everywhere in that facility; in every living unit and area of the prison, including the segregation units. Pre-Audit Questionnaire/ Flash Drive Review: The agency’s PREA Coordinator, in an email to the PREA Compliance Manager of Coastal 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 30 days prior to the onsite audit. The reviewed flash drive did not contain much documentation to confirm practice but was replete with policies and procedures. 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 and alternate 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 Rape Crisis Center of the Coastal Empire to determine the interactions, if any, the center has had with Coastal State Prison. The Executive Director, was not in the office however the on-duty victim advocate was able to respond to the auditor’s questions. The center has not received any calls or correspondence from any of the inmates at the prison. The advocate indicated the center provides 24/7 access to victim advocates and the advocates would be available to accompany the victim through the forensic exam process and the investigatory interviews if requested. There have been no occasions or reports from the prison related to sexual abuse. 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 140 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. The Agency’s PREA Unit was asked to secure a report of disabilities from the Department’s Technical staff. This report is multiple pages identifying disabled inmates and the nature of their disabilities. This enables the auditor to verify inmates who are hard of hearing, deaf, visually impaired or blind. The report was sent to the auditor to review. The auditor also requested a list of all inmates who had placed calls to the PREA Hotline during the past 12 months and one inmate, who had done so was still at the facility. This inmate was interviewed