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Newport News Secure Juvenile Detention Center — final PREA audit, August 2026

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Does the agency also provide at least one way for residents to report sexual abuse or sexual harassment to a public or private entity or office that is not part of the agency? yes Is that private entity or office able to receive and immediately forward resident reports of sexual abuse and sexual harassment to agency officials? yes Does that private entity or office allow the resident to remain anonymous upon request? yes Are residents detained solely for civil immigration purposes provided information on how to contact relevant consular officials and relevant officials at the Department of Homeland Security to report sexual abuse or harassment? no 115.351 (c) Resident reporting Do staff members accept reports of sexual abuse and sexual harassment made verbally, in writing, anonymously, and from third parties? yes Do staff members promptly document any verbal reports of sexual abuse and sexual harassment? yes 115.351 (d) Resident reporting Does the facility provide residents with access to tools necessary to make a written report? yes 115.351 (e) Resident reporting Does the agency provide a method for staff to privately report sexual abuse and sexual harassment of residents? yes 115.352 (a) Exhaustion of administrative remedies Is the agency exempt from this standard? NOTE: The agency is exempt ONLY if it does not have administrative procedures to address resident grievances regarding sexual abuse. This does not mean the agency is exempt simply because a resident does not have to or is not ordinarily expected to submit a grievance to report sexual abuse. This means that as a matter of explicit policy, the agency does not have an administrative remedies process to address sexual abuse. no
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