2024 ACA National Harbor Program Book_Winter Conference

WORKSHOPS Friday, Jan. 5 ▼ 10–11:30 a.m.

Moderator: Eli Mendoza , Accreditation Specialist, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, Virginia Speakers: Speakers: Jesús H. Grijalva , Grijalva Consultores, Mexicali, B.C., Mexico; José F. Jiménez , Grijalva Consultores, Mexicali, B.C., Mexico; José Luis Villalobos , Grijalva Consultores, Mexicali, B.C., Mexico B-2M The PREA Management Office: Roles, Responsibilities, and Updates from the PMO Track: Prisons/Jails Room: National Harbor 14 This workshop will educate the field on the sunset of the Governors’ PREA assurance option in 2025, which will have a direct impact on facilities under the control of the executive branch of state governments. It will also educate the field on the role of the PMO with certification, decertification and remediation of certified PREA auditors. Lastly, the PMO wishes to educate the field on important statutory work such as who and how the PREA working group handles PREA DOJ FAQs, the relationship

between the National PREA Resource Center and the PMO, and the collection of PREA data through our Bureau of Justice Statistics. Learning Objectives: • Understand the sunset of the governor’s assurance option related to the annual PREA Governors Certification. • Understand the role of the PMO regarding the certification decertification and remediation process of auditors facing discipline. • Learn the role of the PMO in drafting DOJ FAQs, the relationship to the National PREA Resource Center, and other statutory responsibilities of the PMO. Moderator: Alex Stojsavljevic , Policy Advisor, US DOJ, PREA Management Office, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Washington, D.C. Speakers: Deborah Halley , DOJ/BJA, Washington, D.C.; Tom Talbot , Supervisory Policy Advisor, DOJ, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Washington, D.C.; Jessa Wilcox , Senior Policy Advisor, DOJ, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Washington, D.C.

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