Which facilities and populations are covered by PREA standards?

• A. Adult prisons and jails, juvenile facilities, lockups, and community confinement facilities under the agency's jurisdiction.
• B. All facilities except community confinement
• C. Only adult prisons
• D. Only juvenile facilities

Answer: (A)

PREA standards are about protecting everyone in confinement settings under government authority. They apply to every facility the agency has jurisdiction over, not just one type or population. This includes adult prisons and jails, juvenile facilities, police lockups, and community confinement facilities, and it covers the people housed in those places—adults and youths alike—whenever those facilities are under a government agency’s control. That broad scope is why the best answer includes all those facility types under the agency’s jurisdiction. The other options are too narrow because they omit one or more of those facility types or populations.