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Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Audit Report Community Confinement Facilities Interim Date of Report Final September 30, 2018 Auditor Information Name: Ian Rachal Email: Company Name: Lahcari Consulting, LLC Mailing Address: PO Box 17841 Telephone: irachal@lahcari.com City, State, Zip: Richmond, VA, 23226 Date of Facility Visit: . August 14th, 2018 Agency Information Name of Agency: Governing Authority or Parent Agency (If Applicable): DC Department of Corrections . Physical Address: City, State, Zip: Washington, DC 20009 City, State, Zip: Washington, DC 20009 Mailing Address: Telephone: 2000 14th Street, NW 2000 14th Street, NW 202-673-7316 The Agency Is: Municipal Is Agency accredited by any organization? Yes No Military Private for Profit Private not for Profit County State Federal To ensure public safety for citizens of the District by providing an orderly, safe, secure, and humane environment for the confinement of pretrial detainees and sentenced residents, while providing meaningful opportunities for community reintegration. Agency Website with PREA Information: http://www.doc.dc.gov Agency mission: Agency Chief Executive Officer Name: Charles Cave, Jr. Title: Interim Community Corrections Email: charles.cave@dc.gov Telephone: 202-523-7010 Agency-Wide PREA Coordinator Name: Cicily Harrington PREA Audit Report Title: Page 1 of 75 PREA Administrator Hope Village - DCDOC

Email: Telephone: cicily.harrington@dc.gov PREA Coordinator Reports to: 202-523-7275 Number of Compliance Managers who report to the PREA Coordinator 4 Ben Collins, Chief of Investigative Services Facility Information Name of Facility: Hope Village Physical Address: 2840 Langston Place SE, Washington, DC 20002 . Mailing Address (if different than above): Telephone Number: 202-678-1077 The Facility Is: Municipal Facility Type: Military Private for Profit Private not for Profit County State Federal Community treatment center Halfway house Mental health facility Restitution center Alcohol or drug rehabilitation center Other community correctional facility To provide a clean, safe, and secure environment for the Metropolitan Washington Returning Citizens while protecting our community. Hope Village is committed to accountability, professionalism, and respect for basic human rights. We strive to establish positive partnerships that enhance the opportunities for the returning citizens to make a successful reintegration back into society. We strive towards excellence in the field of community corrections. Facility Mission: http://www.doc.dc.gov Facility Website with PREA Information: Have there been any internal or external audits of and/or Yes No accreditations by any other organization? Director Name: Jefferey Varone Title: President/CEO Email: jfvarone@hopevillageinc.com Telephone: 202-678-1077 Facility PREA Compliance Manager Name: Email: Joe Wilmer jlwilmer@hopevillageinc.com Administrative Director Telephone: 202-678-1077 Title: Facility Health Service Administrator PREA Audit Report Page 2 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

Name: Email: N/A . . Title: Telephone: . Facility Characteristics Designated Facility Capacity: 48 Current Population of Facility: 34 Number of residents admitted to facility during the past 12 months 400 0 Number of residents admitted to facility during the past 12 months who were transferred from a different community confinement facility: Number of residents admitted to facility during the past 12 months whose length of stay in the facility was for 30 days or more: Number of residents admitted to facility during the past 12 months whose length of stay in the facility was for 72 hours or more: Number of residents on date of audit who were admitted to facility prior to August 20, 2012: Age Range of Population: 400 400 0 Adults Juveniles Youthful residents . . . 3 mos Minimum Minimum Average length of stay or time under supervision: Facility Security Level: Resident Custody Levels: Number of staff currently employed by the facility who may have contact with residents: Number of staff hired by the facility during the past 12 months who may have contact with residents: Number of contracts in the past 12 months for services with contractors who may have contact with residents: 102 40 0 Physical Plant Number of Buildings: 6 Number of Single Cell Housing Units: Number of Multiple Occupancy Cell Housing Units: 0 0 65 Number of Open Bay/Dorm Housing Units: Description of any video or electronic monitoring technology (including any relevant information about where cameras are placed, where the control room is, retention of video, etc.): 74 remotely monitored video cameras Medical Type of Medical Facility: N/A SAFE-certified medical facilities Forensic sexual assault medical exams are conducted at: Other Number of volunteers and individual contractors, who may have contact with residents, currently authorized to enter the facility: N/A Number of investigators the agency currently employs to investigate allegations of sexual abuse: N/A PREA Audit Report Page 3 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

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Audit Findings Audit Narrative The audit of the Hope Village halfway house was conducted on August 15th, 2018 by Ian Rachal, Department of Justice certified PREA auditor. Prior to the commencement of the on-site audit, supporting documentation was delivered to this auditor by agency officials for review. Documentation reviewed included agency and facility forms, policies, training curricula, educational materials, and other PREA-related documents demonstrating compliance with the PREA standards. Upon arrival to the facility, an introductory meeting was held with facility leadership to answer questions and provide expectations for the audit process. I was afforded the use of a private office to interview facility personnel. The on-site audit of the Hope Village facility lasted for one day. A comprehensive tour was conducted of the facility physical plant by this auditor, escorted by numerous facility and agency officials. Observed was the facility configuration, location of cameras and mirrors, staff supervision of residents, room layout including shower/toilet areas, placement of posters and PREA informational resources, security monitoring, resident entrance and search procedures, and resident programming. Private showers and bathrooms were provided for each resident. The tour of the compound commenced with a visit to the resident living areas, resident program areas, and resident food service area. Each area was supervised by security personnel. There were multiple staff members present in all areas with numerous cameras to assist in supervisory efforts, mitigating any potential blind spots. Facility personnel who were interviewed showed a strong understanding of their roles and responsibilities in ensuring residents assigned to the DCDOC are protected from all forms of sexual abuse and harassment. Resident housing areas were operated very securely and featured a large central dayroom area. All areas had numerous cameras which are remotely monitored. Resident phones were checked to ensure reporting capabilities. Facility Characteristics Hope Village consists of six independent former apartment buildings. The buildings are located next to each other with the exception of two residential homes in between the two facility buildings. The facility is located in a residential neighborhood surrounded primarily by apartment buildings. The program provides services for offenders from the Federal Bureau of Prisons and offenders from the District of Columbia Department of Corrections. Hope Village only houses adult males. Each building is staffed to function primarily as an independent unit. There is a resident monitor in each building who is responsible for the resident accountability, preforming security checks, monitoring resident movements, and overall monitoring of the residents. There are also two case managers in PREA Audit Report Page 5 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

each building, a vocal specialist and four social workers, two for the BOP and two for the DC Department of Corrections, who provide services to the residents of that building. The management/ administrative staff is located in various buildings on the complex to ensure monitoring and involvement by management. There is a common cafeteria, a computer lab, three conference rooms which also serve as staff training rooms, a separate location to perform urine collection for testing, a laundry room, and an office for Court Services and Offender Supervision staff. Each building contains between eight and twelve apartments and each apartment houses either four or eight residents. Each apartment contains a living area furnished with a couch, a chair, a coffee table, end tables, a console table, a bathroom and one or two resident beds. The resident bedrooms are furnished with a window air conditioning unit. The former kitchen areas in the apartments have all had furnishings and fixtures removed and are available for additional space for resident use. There is one handicapped accessible room which can house two offenders with disabilities. This unit includes a handicapped accessible bathroom and entrance facility in the apartment. Summary of Audit Findings All HV staff interviewed displayed knowledge of PREA responsibilities and could articulate the meaning of DCDOC’s zero tolerance policy. HV staff were knowledgeable about their roles and responsibilities in the prevention, reporting and response to sexual abuse and sexual harassment. HV staff articulated reporting mechanisms for inmates and staff to use to report sexual abuse or sexual harassment. All staff were well trained on the PREA first responder’s protocols and could clearly articulate the steps they would follow if they were the first responder to an incident. Inmates interviewed responded that HV personnel treated them with respect. Inmates were well-versed in DCDOC’s reporting mechanisms and efforts to protect them from sexual abuse and harassment. DCDOC has numerous mechanisms in place for inmates, their families, and the general public to report allegations and receive information in regard to PREA and receive assistance for underlying issues of sexual victimization or predatory behaviors. This auditor was allowed to speak freely with all offenders and staff during my visit and was treated in a very hospitable fashion. Facility leadership was responsive and knowledgeable. Line staff took great pride in their areas of responsibility and were all well trained in regard to the requirements of PREA. It is clearly evident that PREA compliance has been made a high priority ensuring the sexual safety of all offenders housed at the institution. Number of Standards Exceeded: 1 115.211 Number of Standards Met: 40 115.212, 115.213, 115.215, 115.216, 115.217, 115.218, 115.221, 115.222, 115.231, 115.232, 115.233, 115.234, 115.235, 115.241, 115.242, 115.251, 115.252, 115.253, 115.254, 115.261, 115.262, 115.263, PREA Audit Report Page 6 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

115.264, 115.265, 115.266, 115.267, 115.271, 115.272, 115.273, 115.276, 115.277, 115.278, 115.282, 115.283, 115.286, 115.287, 115.288, 115.289, 115.401, 115.403 Number of Standards Not Met: 0 . Summary of Corrective Action (if any) . PREVENTION PLANNING Standard 115.211: Zero tolerance of sexual abuse and sexual harassment; PREA coordinator . 115.211 (a) Does the agency have a written policy mandating zero tolerance toward all forms of sexual abuse and sexual harassment? Yes No Does the written policy outline the agency’s approach to preventing, detecting, and responding to sexual abuse and sexual harassment? Yes No 115.211 (b) Has the agency employed or designated an agency-wide PREA Coordinator? Yes No Is the PREA Coordinator position in the upper-level of the agency hierarchy? Yes No Does the PREA Coordinator have sufficient time and authority to develop, implement, and oversee agency efforts to comply with the PREA standards in all of its facilities? Yes No Auditor Overall Compliance Determination Exceeds Standard (Substantially exceeds requirement of standards) Meets Standard (Substantial compliance; complies in all material ways with the standard for the relevant review period) Does Not Meet Standard (Requires Corrective Action) PREA Audit Report Page 7 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

Instructions for Overall Compliance Determination Narrative The DC Department of Corrections (DCDOC) has established a clear zero-tolerance policy towards any and all forms of sexual abuse and harassment which outlines the agency’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond. The agency has designated Cicily Harrington as agency PREA Coordinator. The PREA Coordinator reports directly to the Chief of Investigative Services, Ben Collins, who reports directly to the Director, Quincy Booth. The PREA Coordinator was incredibly well versed in all aspects of PREA and was active in training DCDOC and HV personnel of their roles and responsibilities. Policies, Materials, Interviews, and Other Evidence Reviewed Staff Interview Organizational Structure Policy 3350.2H Policy 3110.3F Standard 115.212: Contracting with other entities for the confinement of residents . 115.212 (a) If this agency is public and it contracts for the confinement of its residents with private agencies or other entities including other government agencies, has the agency included the entity’s obligation to comply with the PREA standards in any new contract or contract renewal signed on or after August 20, 2012? (N/A if the agency does not contract with private agencies or other entities for the confinement of residents.) Yes No NA 115.212 (b) Does any new contract or contract renewal signed on or after August 20, 2012 provide for agency contract monitoring to ensure that the contractor is complying with the PREA standards? (N/A if the agency does not contract with private agencies or other entities for the confinement of residents OR the response to 115.212(a)-1 is "NO".) Yes No NA 115.212 (c) If the agency has entered into a contract with an entity that fails to comply with the PREA standards, did the agency do so only in emergency circumstances after making all reasonable attempts to find a PREA compliant private agency or other entity to confine residents? (N/A if the agency has not entered into a contract with an entity that fails to comply with the PREA PREA Audit Report Page 8 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

standards.) Yes No NA In such a case, does the agency document its unsuccessful attempts to find an entity in compliance with the standards? (N/A if the agency has not entered into a contract with an entity that fails to comply with the PREA standards.) Yes No NA Auditor Overall Compliance Determination Exceeds Standard (Substantially exceeds requirement of standards) Meets Standard (Substantial compliance; complies in all material ways with the standard for the relevant review period) Does Not Meet Standard (Requires Corrective Action) Instructions for Overall Compliance Determination Narrative The DCDOC has entered into contracts or renewed a contract for the confinement of its offenders. Policies, Materials, Interviews, and Other Evidence Reviewed Contract review Interviews Standard 115.213: Supervision and monitoring . 115.213 (a) Does the agency develop for each facility a staffing plan that provides for adequate levels of staffing and, where applicable, video monitoring, to protect residents against sexual abuse? Yes No Does the agency document for each facility a staffing plan that provides for adequate levels of staffing and, where applicable, video monitoring, to protect residents against sexual abuse? Yes No Does the agency ensure that each facility’s staffing plan takes into consideration the physical layout of each facility in calculating adequate staffing levels and determining the need for video monitoring? Yes No Does the agency ensure that each facility’s staffing plan takes into consideration the composition of the resident population in calculating adequate staffing levels and determining the need for video monitoring? Yes No PREA Audit Report Page 9 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

Does the agency ensure that each facility’s staffing plan takes into consideration the prevalence of substantiated and unsubstantiated incidents of sexual abuse in calculating adequate staffing levels and determining the need for video monitoring? Yes No Does the agency ensure that each facility’s staffing plan takes into consideration any other relevant factors in calculating adequate staffing levels and determining the need for video monitoring? Yes No 115.213 (b) In circumstances where the staffing plan is not complied with, does the facility document and justify all deviations from the plan? (N/A if no deviations from staffing plan.) Yes No NA 115.213 (c) In the past 12 months, has the facility assessed, determined, and documented whether adjustments are needed to the staffing plan established pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section? Yes No In the past 12 months, has the facility assessed, determined, and documented whether adjustments are needed to prevailing staffing patterns? Yes No In the past 12 months, has the facility assessed, determined, and documented whether adjustments are needed to the facility’s deployment of video monitoring systems and other monitoring technologies? Yes No In the past 12 months, has the facility assessed, determined, and documented whether adjustments are needed to the resources the facility has available to commit to ensure adequate staffing levels? Yes No Auditor Overall Compliance Determination Exceeds Standard (Substantially exceeds requirement of standards) Meets Standard (Substantial compliance; complies in all material ways with the standard for the relevant review period) Does Not Meet Standard (Requires Corrective Action) Instructions for Overall Compliance Determination Narrative The DCDOC has developed, documented, and made its best efforts to comply on a regular basis with a staffing plan that provides for adequate levels of staffing and uses video monitoring, to protect residents against sexual abuse. This staffing analysis is reviewed and updated regularly to ensure operational needs are met. PREA Audit Report Page 10 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

In circumstances where the staffing plan was not complied with, DCDOC documented and justified all deviations from the plan. The DCDOC completes an annual review, in consultation with the PREA coordinator required by § 115.11, to assess, determine, and document whether adjustments are needed. DCDOC has established policy and practice of supervisors conducting unannounced rounds on all shifts. Policies, Materials, Interviews, and Other Evidence Reviewed Daily Activity Schedule Shift logs and relief factor Deviations Internal Reviews Camera Schematics Policy 3350.2H Unannounced rounds logs Standard 115.215: Limits to cross-gender viewing and searches . 115.215 (a) Does the facility always refrain from conducting any cross-gender strip or cross-gender visual body cavity searches, except in exigent circumstances or by medical practitioners? Yes No 115.215 (b) Does the facility always refrain from conducting cross-gender pat-down searches of female residents, except in exigent circumstances? (N/A if less than 50 residents) Yes No NA Does the facility always refrain from restricting female residents’ access to regularly available programming or other outside opportunities in order to comply with this provision? (N/A if less than 50 residents) Yes No NA 115.215 (c) Does the facility document all cross-gender strip searches and cross-gender visual body cavity searches? Yes No Does the facility document all cross-gender pat-down searches of female residents? Yes No 115.215 (d) PREA Audit Report Page 11 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

Does the facility implement policies and procedures that enable residents to shower, perform bodily functions, and change clothing without nonmedical staff of the opposite gender viewing their breasts, buttocks, or genitalia, except in exigent circumstances or when such viewing is incidental to routine cell checks? Yes No Does the facility require staff of the opposite gender to announce their presence when entering an area where residents are likely to be showering, performing bodily functions, or changing clothing? Yes No 115.215 (e) Does the facility always refrain from searching or physically examining transgender or intersex residents for the sole purpose of determining the resident’s genital status? Yes No If a resident’s genital status is unknown, does the facility determine genital status during conversations with the resident, by reviewing medical records, or, if necessary, by learning that information as part of a broader medical examination conducted in private by a medical practitioner? Yes No 115.215 (f) Does the facility/agency train security staff in how to conduct cross-gender pat down searches in a professional and respectful manner, and in the least intrusive manner possible, consistent with security needs? Yes No Does the facility/agency train security staff in how to conduct searches of transgender and intersex residents in a professional and respectful manner, and in the least intrusive manner possible, consistent with security needs? Yes No Auditor Overall Compliance Determination Exceeds Standard (Substantially exceeds requirement of standards) Meets Standard (Substantial compliance; complies in all material ways with the standard for the relevant review period) Does Not Meet Standard (Requires Corrective Action) Instructions for Overall Compliance Determination Narrative DCDOC does not conduct cross-gender strip searches or cross-gender visual body cavity searches (meaning a search of the anal or genital opening) except in exigent circumstances or when performed by medical practitioners. PREA Audit Report Page 12 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

DCDOC does not search or physically examine a transgender or intersex resident for the sole purpose of determining the resident’s genital status. If the resident’s genital status is unknown, it is determined during conversations with the resident, by reviewing medical records, or, if necessary, by learning that information as part of a broader medical examination conducted in private by a medical practitioner. DCDOC trains security staff in how to conduct cross-gender pat-down searches, and searches of transgender and intersex residents, in a professional and respectful manner, and in the least intrusive manner possible, consistent with security needs. DCDOC has procedures in place that enables residents to shower, perform bodily functions, and change clothing without nonmedical staff of the opposite gender viewing their breasts, buttocks, or genitalia. Screens and curtains were viewed throughout the facility. Policies, Materials, Interviews, and Other Evidence Reviewed Policy 3350.2H Post Orders Facility tour Training Curricula Training Rosters Standard 115.216: Residents with disabilities and residents who are limited English proficient . 115.216 (a) Does the agency take appropriate steps to ensure that residents with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in or benefit from all aspects of the agency’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, including: Residents who are deaf or hard of hearing? Yes No Does the agency take appropriate steps to ensure that residents with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in or benefit from all aspects of the agency’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, including: Residents who are blind or have low vision? Yes No Does the agency take appropriate steps to ensure that residents with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in or benefit from all aspects of the agency’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, including: Residents who have intellectual disabilities? Yes No Does the agency take appropriate steps to ensure that residents with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in or benefit from all aspects of the agency’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, including: Residents who have psychiatric disabilities? Yes No PREA Audit Report Page 13 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

Does the agency take appropriate steps to ensure that residents with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in or benefit from all aspects of the agency’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, including: Residents who have speech disabilities? Yes No Does the agency take appropriate steps to ensure that residents with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in or benefit from all aspects of the agency’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, including: Other? (if "other," please explain in overall determination notes.) Yes No Do such steps include, when necessary, ensuring effective communication with residents who are deaf or hard of hearing? Yes No Do such steps include, when necessary, providing access to interpreters who can interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary? Yes No Does the agency ensure that written materials are provided in formats or through methods that ensure effective communication with residents with disabilities including residents who: Have intellectual disabilities? Yes No Does the agency ensure that written materials are provided in formats or through methods that ensure effective communication with residents with disabilities including residents who: Have limited reading skills? Yes No Does the agency ensure that written materials are provided in formats or through methods that ensure effective communication with residents with disabilities including residents who: Are blind or have low vision? Yes No 115.216 (b) Does the agency take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to all aspects of the agency’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment to residents who are limited English proficient? Yes No Do these steps include providing interpreters who can interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary? Yes No 115.216 (c) Does the agency always refrain from relying on resident interpreters, resident readers, or other types of resident assistants except in limited circumstances where an extended delay in obtaining an effective interpreter could compromise the resident’s safety, the performance of first-response duties under §115.264, or the investigation of the resident’s allegations? Yes No Auditor Overall Compliance Determination PREA Audit Report Page 14 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

Exceeds Standard (Substantially exceeds requirement of standards) Meets Standard (Substantial compliance; complies in all material ways with the standard for the relevant review period) Does Not Meet Standard (Requires Corrective Action) Instructions for Overall Compliance Determination Narrative DCDOC takes appropriate steps to ensure residents with disabilities (including, for example, residents who are deaf or hard of hearing, those who are blind or have low vision, or those who have intellectual, psychiatric, or speech disabilities), have an equal opportunity to participate in or benefit from all aspects of DCDOC ’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, including steps to provide interpreters who can interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary. DCDOC does not rely on resident interpreters, resident readers, or other types of resident assistants except in limited circumstances where an extended delay in obtaining an effective interpreter could compromise the resident’s safety. Policies, Materials, Interviews, and Other Evidence Reviewed Training materials Internal memoranda Policy 3350.2H Resident interview Staff Interview Standard 115.217: Hiring and promotion decisions . 115.217 (a) Does the agency prohibit the hiring or promotion of anyone who may have contact with residents who: Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1997)? Yes No Does the agency prohibit the hiring or promotion of anyone who may have contact with residents who: Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse? Yes No Does the agency prohibit the hiring or promotion of anyone who may have contact with residents who: Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in the question immediately above? Yes No PREA Audit Report Page 15 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC

Does the agency prohibit the enlistment of services of any contractor who may have contact with residents who: Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1997)? Yes

PREA Audit Report Page 1 of 75 Hope Village - DCDOC . PO Box 17841 City, State, Zip: Richmond, VA, 23226 Telephone: . Date of Facility Visit: August 14th, 2018 Agency Information Name of Agency: DC Department of Corrections Governing Authority or Parent Agency (If Applicable):. Physical Address: 2000 14th Street, NW City, State, Zip .

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