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EROIGSA 15.0007
<br />ATTACHMENT 4; INCORPORATION OF DIIS PREA STANDARDS
<br />(1) Each facility shall offer medical and mental health evaluation and, as appropriate, treatment to all
<br />detainees who have been victimized by sexual abuse while in immigration detention,
<br />(2) The evaluation and treatment of such victims shall include, as appropriate, follow -up services,
<br />treatment plans, and, when necessary, reform is for continued care fallowing their transfer to, or
<br />placement in, other facilities, or their release from custody,
<br />(3) The facility shall provide such victims with medical and mental health services consistent with
<br />the cormmin ty lovel of care.
<br />(4) Detainee victims of sexually abusive vaginal penetration by a male abuser while incarcerated
<br />shall be offered pregnancy tests. If pregnancy results fiem an instance of sexual abuse, the, victim
<br />shall receive timely and comprehensive information about lawful pregnancy-related medical
<br />services and timely access to all lawful pregnancy - related medical services.
<br />(5) Detainee victims of sexual abuse white detained shall be offered tests for sexually transmitted
<br />Infections as medically appropriate.
<br />(6) Treatment services shall be provided to the victim without financial cost and regardless of
<br />whether the victim names the abuser or cooperates with any investigation arising out of the
<br />incident.
<br />(7) The facility shall attempt to conduct a mental health evaluation of all Iarown detainee -on- detainee
<br />abusers within 60 days of learning of such abuse history and offer treatment when deemed,
<br />appropriate by mental health practitioners.
<br />DATA COLLECTION AND REVIEW
<br />775,86 Sexual abrtselncident "v_ies
<br />(1) Each facility shall conduct a sexual abuse incident review at the conclusion of every investigation
<br />of sexual abuse and, where the allegation was not determined to be unfounded, prepare a written
<br />report within 30 days of the conclusion of the investigation recommending whether the allegation
<br />or investigation indicates that a change in policy or practice could better prevent, [ eteet, or
<br />respond to sexual abuse, The facility shall implement the recommendations for improvement, or
<br />shall document its reasons for not doing so in a written response. Both the report and response
<br />shall be forwarded to tha Field Office Director, for transmission to the ICE PSA Coordinator,
<br />(2) The review team shall consider whether the incident or allegation was motivated by race;
<br />ethnicity; gender identity; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex identification, status, or
<br />perceived status; or gang affiliation; or was motivated or otherwise caused by other group
<br />dynamics at the facility.
<br />(3) Each facility shall conduct an amnual review of all sexual abuse investigations and resulting
<br />incident reviews to assess and improve sexual abuse intervention, prevention and response
<br />efforts, If the facility has not had any reports of sexual abuse during the annual reporting period,
<br />then the facility shall prepare a negative report. The results and findings of the annual review
<br />shall be provided to the facility adnj naWiator and Field Office Director or his or her designee,
<br />who shall transmit it to the ICE PSA Coordinator,
<br />115,87 Data collection
<br />(1) Each facility shall maintain in a secure area all case records associated with claims of sexual
<br />abuse, inolucling incident reports, investigative reports, offender information, case disposition,
<br />medical and cormso(ing evaluation findings, and recommendations for post - release treatment, if
<br />necessary, and /or counseling in. accordance with these standards and applicable agency policies,
<br />and in accordance with established schedules,
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