SCOPE OF WORK OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE: The Vendor shall conduct Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) audits of all Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) youth centers by United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) certified PREA auditors, henceforth referred to as auditor(s) using the audit instruments posted by the PREA Resource Center for adult prisons and community confinement facilities including the mandated PREA Compliance Tools. The Vendor is required to perform new PREA certified audits on a minimum of 1/3 of Illinois Youth Centers or two Youth Centers per year (Chicago, St. Charles, Warrenville, Lincoln, Pere Marquette, and Harrisburg) during the contract period, see Attachment A – List of Youth Centers per PREA Audit Year and Cycle. All pre-audits, audits, and post-audits must be completed before the end of each audit year and cycle. All facilities have received their annual PREA audit prior to this contract period except for newly opened IYC Lincoln. Vendor and Agency shall establish a schedule at the beginning of the contract period. IDJJ may add additional facilities or remove any current facilities during the life of this contract. The auditor(s) will work with staff and youth at each of the selected facilities to complete the objectives of the certified PREA audit. The auditor(s) will work within the audit standards to complete interviews, surveys and other research to summarize each facility’s progress toward becoming fully compliant with PREA. The auditor(s) will report findings of the audit to the Department as well as any recommendations on resolving any areas of non-compliance. The auditor(s) shall present any and all findings to the department in writing. SUPPLIES AND/OR SERVICES REQUIRED: All audit activities completed or performed by the certified auditor(s) shall follow all standards of the certified PREA audit as well as Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice rules and administrative directives. AUDIT MODEL: The audit process will be conducted in three phases: pre-audit, audit, and post-audit. The Agency shall ensure that the auditor(s) have access to the facility, documentation (including electronically stored information), personnel, and individuals in custody, consistent with the auditing standards, until issuance of the final report. During the pre-audit phase, IDJJ’s PREA coordinator and each center PREA compliance manager will participate in this process by completing required surveys, questionnaires, and interviews, providing required documentation to the PREA Auditor(s), and posting the required six-week audit notice at each facility. The PREA Auditor(s) shall provide the Agency PREA Coordinator with a black and white PREA Audit notice available in both English and Spanish.
