Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Compliance Statement

In accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act, 180 Degrees is required to undergo a PREA audit every 3 years.  We are required to post a copy of the Final Report once the audit is completed.  Copies of 180 Degrees' most recent audit reports are below:

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) is a federal law to guide all correctional facilities, public and private, including prisons, jails, halfway houses,  juvenile facilities, military and Indian country facilities, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities about detecting, preventing, reducing, and punishing sexual abuse/misconduct in their respective settings. 180 Degrees as an organization embraces the culture of PREA throughout its residential facilities with the goal of keeping staffs and clients/offenders safe.  180 Degrees, Inc. has zero tolerance for incidents of sexual abuse, misconduct and harassment. If you know of an incident of sexual abuse, misconduct or harassment that occurred at 180 Degrees, Inc. please report the incident using the steps outlined below:

​​For reports directly to 180 Degrees, Inc. call or email PREA Coordinator Nuwoe Cooper, at 612-813-5014  or Nuwoe.cooper@180degrees.org  

For outside reporting:

• Non-emergency Law Enforcement, 612-348-2345 or 911;
• HCMC Sexual Assault Resource Service (SARS) 701 Park Ave Minneapolis, MN 55415,
• Sexual Assault Advocacy: 24 hours Crisis Line 612-871-5111

​180 Degrees' prime objective is to ensure a program of education, prevention, detection, and investigation. Punishment for the perpetrator is enforced. The program provides treatment for the perpetrator and the victim and includes ongoing support for the victim, to protect our client population from client-on-client sexual violence and staff sexual misconduct. In addition, the agency provides education to clients about staff sexual misconduct and harassment. 180 Degrees maintains a zero tolerance of sexual assault, abuse, and harassment. This includes client on client, client on staff, or staff on client. Every allegation of sexual violence, misconduct, and harassment is thoroughly investigated. The prohibited conduct identified below applies to all employees, volunteers, and contract staff of 180 Degrees. Sexual conduct between staff and clients, volunteers and clients, and contract personnel and clients is prohibited and is grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including discharge. Further, criminal sexual conduct will be referred to the appropriate law enforcement agency for prosecution.