McHenry County Sheriff

Prision Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

What is PREA?

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) is a federal law that prohibits sexual misconduct in correctional settings such as prisons, jails, lockups, juvenile facilities, and Immigration Services ⁄ ICE detention facilities. Sexual misconduct under this law includes:

Offender-on-offender sexual assault and abuse
Staff-on-offender sexual misconduct (sexual inappropriate relationships with offenders)
Offender-on-offender and staff-on-offender sexual harassment

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) takes every report of sexual misconduct seriously and will thoroughly, promptly, and objectively investigate all allegations.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office is committed to emphasizing a zero-tolerance for sexual abuse or assault of detainees/inmates, either by staff or other detainees/inmates. It shall be the policy of the McHenry County Sheriff's Office Corrections Bureau to provide a safe and secure environment for all detainees, employees, contractors, and volunteers, free from the threat of sexual abuse or assault by maintaining a Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention and Intervention Program that ensures effective procedures for preventing, reporting, responding to, investigating, and tracking incidents or allegations of sexual abuse or assault. The Corrections Bureau shall conduct investigations in a manner that avoids unnecessary embarrassment or indignity to the detainee/inmate. It shall also be the policy of the McHenry County Sheriff's Office to pursue administrative, disciplinary, and/or criminal sanctions against any detainee/inmate, staff member, contractor, or volunteer found to have committed sexual abuse or assault against a detainee/inmate. It shall be the responsibility of the Medical staff to provide immediate first-aid to the victim and to refer the detainee/inmate to the appropriate medical facility.

MCSO's policies regarding sexual misconduct apply to all inmates/detainees. They also apply to employees, contractors, and volunteers.

2013 PREA Coordinator's Annual Report - PDF
2014 PREA AUDIT: AUDITOR'S FINAL REPORT - pDF
2014 PREA COORDINATOR'S ANNUAL REPORT - PDF
2015 PREA COORDINATOR'S ANNUAL REPORT - PDF
2016 PREA COORDINATOR'S ANNUAL REPORT - pDF

If you have information regarding a MCSO inmate/detainee who may have been a victim of sexual misconduct while in custody please contact us either by phone at 815-338 9396 or by submitting the following on-line form.

PREA

Please fill out the following form with as much detail as possible. Thank You

Name of the Inmate/Detainee who was victimized. (Required)

Name of the Offender? If known

Date/Time and Location of the incident? If known.

Explain the situation with as much detail as you can. (Required)

Return Phone Number where we may contact you if we have any questions.

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The following two videos are broadcasted out to all the inmate/detainees of the McHenry County Correctional Facility each morning as a reminder that this type of behavior will not be tolerated.