“No matter what crime someone may have committed, rape is not part of the penalty.” —Just Detention International
All survivors of sexual violence deserve compassion and support. If you or your loved one has experienced sexual assault, harassment, or abuse while incarcerated in New York State, resources are available to you.
The federal Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) established national standards to prevent and respond to sexual violence in prisons, jails, and detention centers. This includes ensuring that incarcerated survivors of sexual violence can access the same services as survivors who are not incarcerated.
Currently, seven Rape Crisis Programs serve 40 NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) facilities, with the remaining 14 DOCCS facilities served primarily by local victim assistance programs and the PREA Centers on an as-needed basis. The PREA Centers are:
- Center for Victim Safety and Support at Family Services, Inc.
- Crisis Services, Inc.
- Crime Victims Treatment Center
- RESTORE Sexual Assault Services
- Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes
- Sexual Assault and Crime Victims Assistance Program at Samaritan Hospital
- Victims Assistance Services/WestCOP, Inc.
For more information about PREA in New York State, contact PREA Outreach Director Eirik Bjorkman at (518) 482-4222 ext. 306 or ebjorkman@nyscasa.org.
The New York State Hotline for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
In March 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the state’s domestic and sexual violence hotline would be made available to incarcerated individuals throughout the state prison system, providing crisis counseling, as well as access to support, additional counseling and advocacy for individuals who are victims of sexual assault or harassment.
The 777 direct-dial number is available every day, in English, Spanish and other languages, at all 54 facilities operated by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). Read more.
Search PREA Centers by DOCCS Facility and Location
| Title | Address |
|---|---|
| Albion Correctional Facility | 196 Ray Brook Road, Ray Brook, NY, USA |
| Attica Correctional Facility | 639 Exchange Street, Attica, NY, USA |
| Auburn Correctional Facility | 135 State Street, Auburn, NY, USA |
| Bare Hill Correctional Facility | 181 Brand Road, Caller Box #20, Malone, NY 12953-0020 |
| Bedford Hills Correctional Facility | 247 Harris Road, Bedford Hills, NY, USA |
| Cayuga Correctional Facility | 2202 State Route 38A, Moravia, NY, USA |
| Center for Victim Safety and Support at Family Services, Inc. | 29 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA |
| Clinton Correctional Facility | 1156 New York 374, Dannemora, NY, USA |
| Collins Correctional Facility | Middle Road, Collins, NY, USA |
| Coxsackie Correctional Facility | 11260 Route 9W, Coxsackie, NY, USA |
| Crime Victims Treatment Center | 40 Exchange Place, Suite 510 New York City 10005 |
| Downstate Correctional Facility | 121 Red Schoolhouse Road, Fishkill, NY, USA |
| Eastern NY Correctional Facility | 30 Institution Road, Napanoch, NY, USA |
| Edgecombe Residential Treatment Facility | 611 Edgecombe Avenue, New York, NY, USA |
| Elmira Correctional Facility | 1879 Davis Street, Elmira, NY, USA |
| Elmira Correctional Facility | 1879 Davis Street, Elmira, NY, USA |
| Five Points Correctional Facility | 6600 State Route 96A, Romulus, NY, USA |
| Franklin Correctional Facility | 62 Bare Hill Road, Malone, NY, USA |
| Gowanda Correctional Facility | South Road, Gowanda, NY, USA |
| Great Meadow Correctional Facility | 11739 State Route 22, Comstock, NY, USA |
| Green Haven Correctional Facility | 594 New York 216, Stormville, NY, USA |
| Groveland Correctional Facility | 7000 Sonyea Road, Groveland, NY, USA |
| Hudson Adolescent Offender Facility | 50 East Court Street, Hudson, NY, USA |
| Lincoln Correctional Facility | 31-33 West 110th Street, New York, NY, USA |
| Livingston Correctional Facility | 7005 Sonyea Road, Dansville, NY, USA |
| Marcy Correctional Facility | 9000 Old River Road, Marcy, NY, USA |
| Mid-State Correctional Facility | 9005 Old River Road, Marcy, NY, USA |
| Mohawk Correctional Facility | 6514 New York 26, Rome, NY, USA |
| Orleans Correctional Facility | 3531 Gaines Basin Road, Albion, NY, USA |
| Queensboro Correctional Facility | 47-04 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY, USA |
| RESTORE Sexual Assault Services of Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, The Skalny Building | Mount Hope Ave. Rochester, NY 14620 |
| Rochester Correctional Facility | 470 Ford Street, Rochester, NY, USA |
| Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes, Inc. | 122 North Genesee Street Geneva, NY 14456 |
| Sexual Assault and Crime Victims Assistance Program at Samaritan Hospital | 2215 Burdett Avenue Troy, NY 12180 |
| Shawangunk Correctional Facility | 200 Quick Road, Wallkill, NY, USA |
| Sing Sing Correctional Facility | 354 Hunter Street, Ossining, NY, USA |
| Southport Correctional Facility | 236 Bob Masia Drive, Pine City, NY, USA |
| Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service, Inc. | 100 River Rock Drive, Buffalo, NY 14207, USA |
| Sullivan Correctional Facility | 325 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, USA |
| Taconic Correctional Facility | 250 Harris Road, Bedford Hills, NY, USA |
| Ulster Correctional Facility | 750 Berme Road, Napanoch, NY, USA |
| Upstate Correctional Facility | 309 Bare Hill Road, Malone, NY, USA |
| Victims Assistance Services of Westchester Community Opportunity Program | 2 Westchester Plaza Elmsford, NY 10523 |
| Wende Correctional Facility | 3040 Wende Road, Alden, NY, USA |
| Willard Drug Treatment Campus | 7116 County Road 132, Willard, NY, USA |
| Woodbourne Correctional Facility | 99 Prison Road, Woodbourne, NY 12788 |
| Wyoming Correctional Facility | 3203 Dunbar Road, Attica, NY, USA |
Additional Resources
- What is the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)?
- What does PREA look like in New York?
- PREA Resource Center
- Resource Sharing Project
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center
- Impact Justice
- Just Detention International
- The Project on Addressing Prison Rape
- The Vera Institute of Justice
- The Moss Group
- US Bureau of Justice Assistance
- New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services
- New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision