The Fayette County Sheriff's Office PREA policy is to provide a safe, humane, and secure environment, free from threat of sexual abuse for all inmates.  FCSO has established clear procedures for preventing, detecting, reporting, and eliminating sexual abuse.

The purpose of this policy is to provide required Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) definitions, to establish the FCSO ZERO TOLERANCE position against prison sexual misconduct, and to provide guidance in prevention and tracking techniques for sexual misconduct directed toward inmate victims by employees and other persons.

PREA Incidents involve the following conduct: 

• Inmate and Inmate Sexual Abuse and/or Harassment
• Staff and Inmate Sexual Abuse and/or Harassment