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TPI is submitting comment reports about deficient PREA audits of Texas prisons. We note that even though funding has been cut for all PREA support activities by the current federal administration, TPI will continue to post PREA audit comments as long as audit reports are released, and we will continue to bring to light abuses that sometimes are and always should be covered by PREA, even if PREA is rescinded.

TPI has developed a simple auditor tool for auditors to see current information about any unit that we have in our system, providing important PREA-related information concerning these facilities.

Content warning: Some of these letters describe threats and incidents of violence that may be disturbing. We will note whether each letter is considered a low, moderate, or high risk for being disturbing. We consider this letter to be low risk.

The following letter report is TPI’s report of deficiencies we were able to identify with the 2025 audit of the TDCJ Hightower Unit. The audit report is available here.

Audit deficiencies include the reporting of questionable information, reporting of false information, use of problematic language, assessment of standards as exceeded without sufficient support, vague and confusing statements or information, and apparent failures to comply with minimum audit requirements. Based on the deficiencies identified in this comment letter, it appears that compliance is questionable for at least seven standards, there is an indication of compliance is not met for four standards, and the report documents a failure to comply with two standards with no corrective action required.

Specific noteworthy deficiencies in this report include:

• false assertions about the genders housed at the facility, and a failure to complete PREA audit required documentation of actual genders housed;
• documentation of cross-gender searches conducted in defiance of PREA prohibitions, without corrective action required;
• false claims that screening tools evaluating risk of sexual violence include required objective scoring; and
• multiple false claims about policy (audit claims and actual text cited verbatim in the comment letter).

TPI is submitting comment reports about deficient PREA audits of Texas prisons. We note that even though funding has been cut for all PREA support activities by the current federal administration, TPI will continue to post PREA audit comments as long as audit reports are released, and we will continue to bring to light abuses that sometimes are and always should be covered by PREA, even if PREA is rescinded.

TPI has developed a simple auditor tool for auditors to see current information about any unit that we have in our system, providing important PREA-related information concerning these facilities.

Content warning: Some of these letters describe threats and incidents of violence that may be disturbing. We will note whether each letter is considered a low, moderate, or high risk for being disturbing. We consider this letter to be low risk.

The following letter report is TPI’s report of deficiencies we were able to identify with the 2025 audit of the TDCJ Huntsville Unit. The audit report is available here.

Audit deficiencies include the reporting of questionable information, reporting of false information, use of problematic language, assessment of standards as exceeded without sufficient support, vague and confusing statements or information, and apparent failures to comply with minimum audit requirements. Based on the deficiencies identified in this comment letter, it appears that compliance is questionable for at least seven standards, there is an indication of compliance is not met for four standards, and the report documents a failure to comply with two standards with no corrective action required.

TPI is submitting comment reports about deficient PREA audits of Texas prisons. We note that even though funding has been cut for all PREA support activities by the current federal administration, TPI will continue to post PREA audit comments as long as audit reports are released, and we will continue to bring to light abuses that sometimes are and always should be covered by PREA, even if PREA is rescinded.

TPI has developed a simple auditor tool for auditors to see current information about any unit that we have in our system, providing important PREA-related information concerning these facilities.

Content warning: Some of these letters describe threats and incidents of violence that may be disturbing. We will note whether each letter is considered a low, moderate, or high risk for being disturbing. We consider this letter to be low risk.

The following letter report is TPI’s report of deficiencies we were able to identify with the 2025 audit of the TDCJ Goree Unit. The audit report is available here.

Audit deficiencies include the reporting of questionable information, reporting of false information, use of problematic language, assessment of a standard as exceeded without support, vague or confusing statements, and apparent failures to comply with minimum audit requirements. Based on the deficiencies identified in this comment letter, it appears that compliance is questionable for at least ten standards, there is an indication of compliance is not met for two standards, and the report documents a failure to comply with one standard with no corrective action required.

TPI is submitting comment reports about deficient PREA audits of Texas prisons. We note that even though funding has been cut for all PREA support activities by the current federal administration, TPI will continue to post PREA audit comments as long as audit reports are released, and we will continue to bring to light abuses that sometimes are and always should be covered by PREA, even if PREA is rescinded.

TPI has developed a simple auditor tool for auditors to see current information about any unit that we have in our system, providing important PREA-related information concerning these facilities.

Content warning: Some of these letters describe threats and incidents of violence that may be disturbing. We will note whether each letter is considered a low, moderate, or high risk for being disturbing. We consider this letter to be low risk.

The following letter report is TPI’s report of deficiencies we were able to identify with the 2025 audit of the TDCJ Scott Unit. The audit report is available here.

Audit deficiencies discussed in our comment letter include the reporting of questionable information, reporting of false information, use of problematic language, rating standards as exceeded without required justification, and apparent failures to comply with minimum audit requirements. Based on the deficiencies identified in this comment letter, it appears that compliance is questionable for at least four standards, there is an indication of compliance is not met for three standards, and the report documents a failure to comply with six standards with no corrective action required.

TPI is submitting comment reports about deficient PREA audits of Texas prisons. We note that even though funding has been cut for all PREA support activities by the current federal administration, TPI will continue to post PREA audit comments as long as audit reports are released, and we will continue to bring to light abuses that sometimes are and always should be covered by PREA, even if PREA is rescinded.

TPI has developed a simple auditor tool for auditors to see current information about any unit that we have in our system, providing important PREA-related information concerning these facilities.

Content warning: Some of these letters describe threats and incidents of violence that may be disturbing. We will note whether each letter is considered a low, moderate, or high risk for being disturbing. We consider this letter to be low risk.

The following letter report is TPI’s report of deficiencies we were able to identify with the 2025 audit of the TDCJ Garza West Unit. The audit report is available here.

Audit deficiencies discussed in our comment letter include the reporting of questionable information, reporting of false information, use of problematic language, and apparent failures to comply with minimum audit requirements. Based on the deficiencies identified in this comment letter, it appears that compliance is questionable for at least ten standards, there is an indication of compliance is not met for three standards, and the report documents a failure to comply with two standards with no corrective action required.

TPI is submitting comment reports about deficient PREA audits of Texas prisons. We note that even though funding has been cut for all PREA support activities by the current federal administration, TPI will continue to post PREA audit comments as long as audit reports are released, and we will continue to bring to light abuses that sometimes are and always should be covered by PREA, even if PREA is rescinded.

TPI has developed a simple auditor tool for auditors to see current information about any unit that we have in our system, providing important PREA-related information concerning these facilities.

Content warning: Some of these letters describe threats and incidents of violence that may be disturbing. We will note whether each letter is considered a low, moderate, or high risk for being disturbing. We consider this letter to be low risk.

The following letter report is TPI’s report of deficiencies we were able to identify with the 2025 audit of the TDCJ Wallace Unit. The audit report is available here.

Audit deficiencies discussed in our comment letter include the reporting of questionable information, reporting of false information, use of problematic problematic language, and apparent failures to comply with minimum audit requirements. The report overall is cursory and provides scant detail substantiating conclusions. Very little information from interviews was used. Based on the deficiencies identified in this comment letter, it appears that compliance is questionable for at least nine standards, there is an indication compliance is not met for one standard, and the report documents a failure to comply with two standards with no corrective action required.

TPI is submitting comment reports about deficient PREA audits of Texas prisons. We note that even though funding has been cut for all PREA support activities by the current administration, TPI will continue to post PREA audit comments as long as they are released, and we will continue to bring to light abuses that sometimes are and always should be covered by PREA.

TPI has developed a simple auditor tool for auditors to see current information about any unit that we have in our system, providing important PREA-related information concerning these facilities.

Content warning: Some of these letters describe threats and incidents of violence that may be disturbing. We will note whether each letter is considered a low, moderate, or high risk for being disturbing. We consider this letter to be low risk.

The following letter report is TPI’s report of deficiencies we were able to identify with the 2025 audit of the TDCJ Middleton Unit. Access to the audit report is currently denied at the PREA Resource Center web site, and TDCJ has not posted the report online (they are required to make the report publicly available). If anyone would like a copy of the report, please contact TPI at admin@tpride.org.

Audit deficiencies discussed in our comment letter include the reporting of questionable information, reporting of false information, use of problematic problematic language, and apparent failures to comply with minimum audit requirements. The report overall is cursory and provides scant detail substantiating conclusions. Very little information from interviews was used. Based on the deficiencies identified in this comment, it appears that compliance is questionable for at least 11 standards, there is an indication compliance is not met for one standard, and the report documents a failure to comply with three standards with no corrective action required.

TPI is submitting comment reports about deficient PREA audits of Texas prisons. We note that even though funding has been maliciously cut for all PREA support activities by the current administration, TPI will continue to post PREA audit comments as long as they are released, and we will continue to bring to light abuses that sometimes are and always should be covered by PREA.

TPI has developed a simple auditor tool for auditors to see current information about any unit that we have in our system, providing important PREA-related information concerning these facilities.

Content warning: Some of these letters describe threats and incidents of violence that may be disturbing. We will note whether each letter is considered a low, moderate, or high risk for being disturbing. We consider this letter to be low risk.

The following letter report is TPI’s report of deficiencies we were able to identify with the 2024 audit of the TDCJ Lynaugh-Fort Stockton Complex. The audit report can be accessed at this link.

Audit deficiencies discussed in our comment letter include the reporting of questionable information, reporting of false information, use of problematic problematic language, and apparent failures to comply with minimum audit requirements. In addition, this comment letter documents questionable information in the discussion of at least 11 standards, false information for at least five standards, that one standard was assessed as exceeding compliance with absolutely no justification, and vague or inappropriate discussion of at least eight standards. Based on these deficiencies, it appears that compliance is questionable for at least eight standards, there is an indication of compliance is not met for three standards, and the report documents a failure to comply with two standards with no corrective action required.

TPI is submitting comment reports about deficient PREA audits of Texas prisons.

TPI has developed a simple auditor tool for auditors to see current information about any unit that we have in our system, providing important PREA-related information concerning these facilities.

Content warning: Some of these letters describe threats and incidents of violence that may be disturbing. We will note whether each letter is considered a low, moderate, or high risk for being disturbing. We consider this letter to be low risk.

The following letter report is TPI’s report of deficiencies we were able to identify with the 2024 audit of TDCJ Clemens Unit. The audit report can be accessed at this link.

Deficiencies noted in our report include a failure to spend the minimum required time conducting the audit, failure to provide accurate and truthful information (information about the numbers of interviews appears to be intentionally falsified), failure to meet minimum interview requirements, and failures and apparent failures to identify noncompliance and require corrective actions.

TPI is submitting comment reports about deficient PREA audits of Texas prisons.

TPI has developed a simple auditor tool for auditors to see current information about any unit that we have in our system, providing important PREA-related information concerning these facilities.

Content warning: Some of these letters describe threats and incidents of violence that may be disturbing. We will note whether each letter is considered a low, moderate, or high risk for being disturbing. We consider this letter to be low risk.

The following letter report is TPI’s report of deficiencies we were able to identify with the 2024 audit of TDCJ Murray Unit. The audit report has not been posted on TDCJ’s web site yet (reports MUST be published on the agency web site per PREA regulations), but can be accessed at the PREA Resource Center audit directory.

TPI’s review of the audit provides the following conclusions:

• Audit report overall includes questionable information, reporting of false information, use of problematic problematic language, and apparent failures to comply with minimum audit requirements.
• Questionable information provided for at least five standards.
• False information for at least two standards.
• Two standards assessed as exceeding compliance with inadequate justification.
• Compliance is questionable for at least eight standards.
• Indication of compliance not met for five standards.
• Report documents a failure to comply with two standards with no corrective action required.