There are 9 Purposes established under PREA:

1. Establish a zero-tolerance standard for the incidence of prison rape in prisons in the US

2. Make the prevention of prison rape a top priority in each prison system

3. Develop and implement national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction and punishment of prison rape

4. Increase the available data and information on the incidence of prison rape, consequently improving the management and administration of correctional facilities

5. Standardize the definitions used for collecting data on the incidence of prison rape

6. Increase the accountability of prison officials who fail to detect, prevent, reduce and punish prison rape

7. Protect the Eighth Amendment rights of Federal, State and local prisoners

8. Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal expenditures through grant programs

9. Reduce the costs that prison rape imposes on interstate commerce  

The Wyoming Department of Corrections (DOC) has zero tolerance towards any form of sexual abuse or harassment in accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). All allegations naming as victims any inmate under the jurisdiction of the WDOC in an institutional setting or the community are thoroughly investigated.

Ebonnie Bannon

PREA Coordinator / Victim Notification Program Supervisor

Wyoming Department of Corrections

Phone: 307.777.5822

E-mail: ebonnie.bannon@wyo.gov