A BJS survey of federal and state prisons and local jails found that the number of allegations of sexual violence decreased by 21 percent following enactment of the PREA.

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) survey did not report a 21 percent decrease in allegations of sexual violence following the enactment of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA); instead, it has reported varying trends in allegations over the years, with some years showing increases in allegations. The PREA was designed to address the problem of sexual assault in U.S. correctional facilities, but the data on its impact shows a complex picture, with not a straightforward decrease in allegations.

A BJS Survey of Federal and State Prisons and Local