Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

What is PREA?

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 is a federal law established to address the elimination and prevention of sexual assault, sexual misconduct and harassment for those who are incarcerated.  Sexual misconduct under this law includes:

• Inmate-on-Inmate sexual assault and abuse
• Staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct (sexual/inappropriate relationships with inmates)
• Inmate-on-inmate and staff-on-inmate sexual harassment

PREA Response at the Enumclaw City Jail

The Enumclaw City Jail is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for staff and inmates.  Prevention of sexual assault, abuse or misconduct, and harassment in the Enumclaw City Jail is paramount.  The Enumclaw City Jail has zero tolerance policy toward sexual assault, sexual abuse or misconduct, and/or sexual harassment of inmates by either other inmates or staff.   It also recognizes offenders who are sexually abused or harassed as victims of a serious crime.  

The facility immediately responds to allegations, thoroughly investigates all reported incidents, pursues disciplinary action, and refers those who perpetrate such conduct for investigation and prosecution, when warranted.  Allegations involving inmate-on-inmate will be investigated (administrative, criminal, or administrative and criminal) by Department PREA Investigators.  Allegations involving staff-on-inmate or contractors/visitors-on-inmate will be investigated by an outside agency.  In addition, retaliatory actions against employees or inmates who report incidents of sexual assault, abuse, or harassment will not be tolerated and will result in disciplinary action and/or criminal prosecution.  Perpetrators will be held accountable and every victim will be offered services.  The Enumclaw City Jail’s policies regarding sexual misconduct apply to all inmates.  They also apply to employees, contractors, and volunteers.

Reporting a PREA Violation

If you have information of a PREA violation within the Enumclaw City Jail, report it as soon as possible and please include as much of the following information as possible:

• What happened (a brief description of the incident to include place of occurrence).
• Name of the victim
• Name of the suspect (if known)
• The name(s) or description of any witnesses to the incident.
• Time and date of sexual assault, abuse, and/or harassment.
• Your contact phone number and address (optional, your anonymity will be protected).

You can report the violation by either calling the PREA Hotline at (360) 615-5666, by email at Records@police.ci.enumclaw.wa.us, in person/by mail at 1705 Wells Street, Enumclaw, WA 98022, or calling an advocate at the King County Sexual Assault Resource Line at (888) 998-6423.

Annual Reports 

Each year our agency publishes an annual report which is posted to our website.  This report includes aggregate sexual abuse data from our facility.  

In addition, at times, we house Enumclaw inmate at the SCORE Jail, Yakima County Jail, and King County Adult Detention Facilities (Kent and Seattle).  These three facilities are also PREA compliant.  You can visit the following websites to view their respective annual reports which include aggregate sexual abuse data from each facility.

SCORE Jail - https://www.scorejail.org/  (PREA information located under the Inmate Services Tab)

Yakima County Jail - https://www.yakimacounty.us/574/Corrections (Click on the Prison Rape Elimination Act tab)

King County Adult Detention Facility - https://kingcounty.gov/depts/jails.aspx (Click on the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) tab)

Inmate Visitation Days and Hours

Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

***Visitors will be required to wear a face covering upon entering the Police Department Inmate Visitation Area.***

Visitation is restricted to two (2) visits per inmate per Sunday.  Each visit may last up to thirty (30) minutes and includes a maximum of two (2) adult visitors.  Visitation is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Valid photo identification is required.  Approved forms of ID are:  Valid state-issued driver’s license or ID card; military or other government ID card; or passport.  All visitors and articles are subject to search.

Visitors must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.  Children under eighteen (18) may visit providing a parent or guardian, other than the inmate being visited, accompanies them and remains present during the time of the visit.  A maximum of three (3) people are allowed per visit.  Example: one (1) adult and two (2) children or two (2) adults and one (1) child.  

Inmates must submit an Inmate Request Form requesting visitation of children under eighteen (18). The request must be pre-approved by a Corrections Officer the Friday prior to the day/days of visitation.

All inmates are entitled to a visit from their attorney or clergy at any time and such visits are not subject to normal visitation rules.  Valid attorney and clergy documentation and photo identification is required. 

Inmates NOT Eligible for Visitation.  Excluding DOC inmates, any inmate being held without bail shall not be eligible for visitation until bail is established.  Inmates who are impaired by alcohol/drugs, under disciplinary action, or in medical segregation are not eligible for visitation.  Visitation is subject to available staffing and may be cancelled without notice.  The Police Department and Jail does not have a public restroom.

Visitors are subject to pat-down searches and metal detection device searches conducted by corrections officers.  Searches also include inspection of all personal property.

Weapons, including pepper spray, are not allowed inside the visitation room.

Purses, backpacks, bags, or cell phones are prohibited from entering the visitation area.  Leave all purses, backpacks, bags, or cell phones at home or in the trunk of your secured vehicle.

Food and beverages are not allowed in the visitation area.

Violation of the rules may result in termination of the visit.

Work Release Program

As one component of sentencing, the Enumclaw City Jail manages a Work Release Program.  

Your court order needs to indicate it is approved for you to do work release at the Enumclaw City Jail, total days for work release, and if good time can be applied towards your work release sentence.  The cost is $75.00 per day which is payable at the time of your booking into the jail.

Individuals interested in being considered for the Work Release Program can download the application at the below link or contact the jail for further information.  

Click here to download the Work Release Application.

Out of State/County Inmates

If you have been sentenced to serve a jail sentence from another City, County, or State, we do not contract with, you can serve your time at the Enumclaw City Jail.

In order to serve your time at the Enumclaw City Jail you must pay the daily housing costs for each day you are in custody. That current fee is $120.00 per day. There is also a $40.00 application fee. Before you can serve your sentence you should: 

1. Contact your sentencing court and request to serve your time at the Enumclaw City Jail.
2. Once approved by the Court, you need to have them fax a copy of your commitment paperwork along with a document that has approved your commitment be served at our facility.
3. Contact the Enumclaw City Jail to schedule the date that you want to turn yourself in.

Once you have completed the commitment at our facility, we will send a report back to the sentencing court detailing your incarceration.  If you have more questions about serving a sentence, contact us. 

Introduction of Contraband

Anyone attempting to bring or introduce contraband into the Enumclaw City Jail, will be arrested and prosecuted under RCW 9A.776 (Introducing Contraband I, II, III).  The penalty, if you are convicted, ranges from three months in jail to twelve years in prison depending on severity and if you have a criminal record.

Property 

Unless approved by the Corrections Sergeant, property, to include money, will not be accepted for inmates once booked into the jail.  The only exception is medications.  

Medications are accepted anytime.  Medications must be in the original bottle or packaging with the inmate’s name on the prescription.  Medications will not be accepted if they are expired or mixed with other medications.

Inmate Mail         

Inmates are allowed to send and receive mail that is sent through the United States Postal Service. The Enumclaw City Jail will not accept incoming mail that contains sexually explicit drawings, stickers, photographs, or language, unknown substances, and anything that may jeopardize the safety and security of the facility.    

Incoming mail that is clearly marked as coming from an attorney, court, or elected federal, state, county, or city official shall be opened in the presence of the inmate to whom it is addressed.  Mail to/from attorneys, courts, or elected officials shall not be read.

All other types of incoming mail will be opened and inspected for contraband.  All letters with contraband will be returned to the sender.

No packages, to include manila and over legal sized envelopes, will be accepted for any inmate.  All inmate packages will be returned to the sender.

Inmate Commissary

Enumclaw City Jail provides commissary services for the inmates incarcerated at our facility. The commissary provides the opportunity for family members and/or friends to purchase personal hygiene items, snacks, and some clothing items. This service is called Access Securepak and is available 24 hours a day. To place a commissary order for an inmate you can either:

1. Order online at: enumclawpackages.com  http://enumclawpackages.com or

2. Call (800) 546-6283. Customer service hours are: Monday-Friday 5:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. PST and Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. PST.

Commissary orders are delivered to the Enumclaw City Jail each Thursday or Friday. To ensure a commissary order is delivered to an inmate on Fridays, it must be placed by 8:00 pm CST Tuesday evenings. You can call to check the status of your order any time day or night. Access Securepak charges a non-refundable processing fee for this service which is paid by the customer. An inmate is limited to one commissary purchase, of up to $50, per week. 

Inmate Telephone Service

Inmates do have access to phones.  They are able to make collect calls only.  If you cannot accept collect calls, the inmate will not be able to call you.  The inmate phones do not accept incoming calls. 

The Enumclaw City Jail contracts with Consolidated Telecom, Inc. for inmate telephone service. Family and friends have two options to fund an inmate’s Pre Paid Collect (PPC) phone account.  First you can call 1-877-998-5678 and place funds via debit or credit card.  The second is to go to the Inmate Sales, website at www.inmatesales.com.  There is a $25.00 minimum for the first deposit.  To request a refund from your Pre Paid Collect (PPC) phone account, after an inmate’s release, call 1-877-998-5678. 

Jail rules prohibit any type of three-way or conference calls and blocks these phone numbers. Inmates are also not permitted to call numbers that are forwarded in any way to other locations or to cell phones.  These phone numbers are also blocked.

Jail staff will not pass on any messages to and from inmates unless an emergency exists.

Posting Bail or Bonds

The Enumclaw City Jail accepts bail on behalf of the Court having jurisdiction over the charge an individual is booked on.  The amount and type of bail is determined by the Court.

** Changes have been made to this process as of 3/31/2020, due to COVID-19 precautions**

Bail is accepted 24 hours a day at the Enumclaw City Jail. Please contact the Enumclaw Police Department Non-Emergency line at 360-825-3505 for instructions on bail collection. Bail may be posted with cash or a bond from a bail bond company.  When posting cash bails, we only accept cash for the bail.  We do not accept checks, money orders, or credit cards nor do we have money to make change.

There are many bail bond companies authorized to write a bond at the Enumclaw City Jail.  The bail bond companies generally charge 8-15 percent of the bail amount.  This is their fee for writing the bond and is not refundable.  The Enumclaw City Jail does not provide referrals to any specific bonding company. If using a bail bond company, you can find one listed in the Yellow Pages or on the internet under Bail Bonds.

All bail received at the Enumclaw City Jail is forwarded to the Court that ordered the bail.  Please contact the Court directly for all questions regarding bail refunds.   

Once bail has been posted, it may take up to an hour before the inmate is released. This will vary depending on the day of the week, time of day, and over all activity in the jail at the time bail is received.

Visitors are subject to pat-down searches and metal detection device searches conducted by corrections officers.  Searches also include inspection of all personal property.