How should confidentiality be handled when PREA allegations are reported?

• A. Publicly disclosed to all inmates
• B. Shared with all staff
• C. Maintained with attention to privacy
• D. Never addressed

Answer: (C)

Confidentiality means keeping the details of a PREA report private and sharing them only with staff who must know to investigate and keep people safe. This protects victims and witnesses from retaliation, helps ensure an accurate and fair investigation, and encourages reporting. Publicly disclosing information to all inmates or broadly to all staff would put people at risk and undermine trust in the reporting system. Information should be handled on a need-to-know basis, in line with agency policy and applicable laws, with proper safeguards to secure records and privacy.