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

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prosecution? 115.371 (f) Criminal and administrative agency investigations Do agency investigators assess the credibility of an alleged victim, suspect, or witness on an individual basis and not on the basis of that individual’s status as resident or staff? yes Does the agency investigate allegations of sexual abuse without requiring a resident who alleges sexual abuse to submit to a polygraph examination or other truth-telling device as a condition for proceeding? yes 115.371 (g) Criminal and administrative agency investigations Do administrative investigations include an effort to determine whether staff actions or failures to act contributed to the abuse? yes Are administrative investigations documented in written reports that include a description of the physical evidence and testimonial evidence, the reasoning behind credibility assessments, and investigative facts and findings? yes 115.371 (h) Criminal and administrative agency investigations Are criminal investigations documented in a written report that contains a thorough description of the physical, testimonial, and documentary evidence and attaches copies of all documentary evidence where feasible? yes 115.371 (i) Criminal and administrative agency investigations Are all substantiated allegations of conduct that appears to be criminal referred for prosecution? yes 115.371 (j) Criminal and administrative agency investigations Does the agency retain all written reports referenced in 115.371(g) and (h) for as long as the alleged abuser is incarcerated or employed by the agency, plus five years unless the abuse was committed by a juvenile resident and applicable law requires a shorter period of retention? yes 115.371 (k) Criminal and administrative agency investigations
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