1. Supporting PREA Through Technology New Hampshire Department of Corrections xwave Corporation May 2009

2. Agenda  PREA Primer  Discussion – How are YOU supporting PREA?  How is NH currently supporting PREA?  Planned PREA Technology  Join Us Next Year for a Progress Update!  Questions

3. In this presentation, representatives from the New Hampshire DOC and xwave will explore how they are improving the efficiency and effectiveness of their PREA activities using elements of the CORIS offender management system –Offender Demographics, Security, Housing and Restriction information –Assessment Tracking (intake and ongoing) –Programs and Inmate Training –Incident Tracking Including Staff-on-Inmate and Inmate-on-Inmate –Investigations –American Correctional Association (ACA) accreditation implications and support

4. PREA Primer PREA — the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 –Designed to combat the troubling trend of prisoner sexual assaults –U.S. Congress conservatively estimates that 13% of inmates in U.S. prisons are sexually assaulted Lowering that number means making necessary information available to investigators, assessors and administrators, helping them address the problem proactively, before assaults occur

5. Discussion How are YOU supporting PREA?

6. How is NH currently supporting PREA?

7. Planned PREA Technology

8. Join us next year for a progress update! Questions?

9. Useful Links http://www.wcl.american.edu/nic/Articles_Publications/Prison_Rape_Elimination_Act _of_2003.pdf?rd=1 http://nicic.org/prea http://nicic.org/Training/PREA http://aca.org/standards/pdfs/Proposed_ACA_PREA_Standards_Revisions_and_En hancements_July_7_2008[1].pdf http://community.nicic.gov/blogs/prea/archive/2007/11/19/no-cost-assistance-for- prea.aspx

10. Contacts Ron Cormier – State of NH, DOC –CORIS Project Manager –RCormier@nhdoc.state.nh.usRCormier@nhdoc.state.nh.us –603.271.4926 Doug Rowe – xwave Corporation –Industry Solutions – Justice & Public Safety –Doug.Rowe@xwave.comDoug.Rowe@xwave.com –800.566.9772 ext. 225