PREA

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) is a federal law to guide correctional institutions about detecting, preventing, reducing, and punishing sexual abuse/misconduct in confinement settings. Anoka County Corrections has a zero-tolerance policy for any sexual behavior, sexual harassment, or sexual misconduct of inmate-on-inmate or staff-on-inmate. Staff includes: employee, volunteer, official visitor, or contract staff.

All inmates are educated on how to report such acts while in Anoka County Community Corrections facilities. If you or someone you know has been victimized, or may be at risk of being a victim, report it immediately.

All reports are taken seriously and will be thoroughly investigated. False reports will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

All substantiated allegations of sexual abuse will be referred to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office for investigation.

The Anoka County Community Corrections department maintains a zero tolerance policy for sexual abuse. The policy is available upon request.

To report sexual abuse or sexual harassment in our facilities:

For Adults in the Anoka County Workhouse Brochure: English (PDF)   Spanish (PDF)

PREA Reporting Hotline 763-324-4886
PREA Reporting Hotline - inside the Workhouse Dial 4886 on inmate phones
Email ACW.PREA@anokacountymn.gov
Talk to any staff member  
Submit a kite  
File a grievance  
Victim support services - Alexandra House 763-780-2330

For Juveniles in the Lino Lakes Juvenile Center Brochure: English (PDF)   Spanish (PDF)

PREA Reporting Hotline 763-324-4887
PREA Reporting Hotline - inside the Juvenile Center Dial 4887
Email LinoJCPREA@anokacountymn.gov
Talk to any staff member  
File a grievance  
Victim support services - Alexandra House 763-780-2330

PREA Reports

In compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), the Anoka County Community Corrections Department is required to post the number of substantiated, unsubstantiated and unfounded incidents that have occurred at our facilities. Anoka County Community Corrections redacts all personal identifiers (name of victim, date of birth, sex of victim, date reported, and reporting party) when reporting annual statistics.

The National PREA Resource Center provides more information and copies of reports. 

To review Audit Compliance Reports for the Anoka County Adult Workhouse and the Anoka County Juvenile Center, search by agency (Anoka County). 

  1. PREA Incidents 2024
  2. PREA Incidents 2023
  3. PREA Incidents 2022
  4. PREA Incidents 2021

PREA incidents reported in 2025:

Anoka County Adult Workhouse

Allegations of non-consensual sexual acts

  • Substantiated: 0
  • Unsubstantiated: 0
  • Unfounded: 0

Allegations of sexual misconduct

  • Substantiated: 0
  • Unsubstantiated: 0
  • Unfounded: 1

Allegations of sexual harassment

  • Substantiated: 0
  • Unsubstantiated: 1
  • Unfounded: 0

Allegations of abusive sexual contact

  • Substantiated: 0
  • Unsubstantiated: 0
  • Unfounded: 0

Anoka County Juvenile Center

Allegations of non-consensual sexual acts

  • Substantiated: 
  • Unsubstantiated: 
  • Unfounded: 

Allegations of sexual misconduct

  • Substantiated: 
  • Unsubstantiated: 
  • Unfounded: 

Allegations of sexual harassment

  • Substantiated: 
  • Unsubstantiated: 
  • Unfounded: 

Additional Resources


PREA Report Definitions

  • Substantiated: an allegation that was investigated and determined to have occurred. 
  • Unsubstantiated: based on the evidence, it isn’t clear one way or the other on how to rule on the allegation.
  • Unfounded: evidence shows that the incident did not happen.
  • Non-consensual sexual acts: Contact of any person without his or her consent, or of a person who is unable to consent or refuse; AND/OR Contact between the mouth and the penis, vagina, or Anus OR Penetration of the anal or genital opening of another person by a hand, finger, or other object. Abusive sexual contacts: Contact of any person without his or her consent, or of a person who is unable to consent or refuse; AND Intentional touching, either directly or through the clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person. Exclude incidents in which the intent of the sexual contact is to harm or debilitate rather than to sexually exploit.
  • Sexual misconduct: Intentional touching of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks with the intent to abuse, arouse, or gratify sexual desire; this includes any behavior or act of a sexual nature directed toward an inmate by an employee, volunteer, contractor, official visitor, or other agency representative (exclude inmate family, friends, or other visitors). Sexual relationships of a romantic nature between staff and inmates are included in this definition. Consensual or nonconsensual sexual acts including: OR completed, attempted, threatened, or requested sexual acts; OR occurrences of indecent exposure, invasion of privacy, or staff voyeurism for sexual gratification.
  • Sexual harassment: repeated verbal statements or comments of a sexual nature to an inmate by an employee, volunteer, contractor, official visitor, or other agency representative (exclude inmate family, friends, or other visitors). Demeaning references to gender or derogatory comments about body or clothing; OR Repeated profane or obscene language or gestures.