The only PREA compliance system built by operators who have lived the consequences of getting it wrong.
Facilities across the country are one audit away from federal funding loss, litigation, or closure. COMPLIANCE SHIELD™ gives juvenile justice administrators, residential facility directors, and behavioral health executives the frameworks, documentation, and governance infrastructure to achieve and sustain audit-ready compliance — permanently.
COMPLIANCE SHIELD™ operationalizes the Prison Rape Elimination Act across all five compliance pillars — not as a checklist, but as a living governance infrastructure embedded in daily facility operations.
COMPLIANCE SHIELD™ is structured around the five pillars of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, with operational depth that transforms each pillar from policy language into daily practice.
Proactive facility culture, staff training protocols, and zero-tolerance policy frameworks that eliminate the conditions enabling sexual abuse before any incident occurs.
Intake screening, behavioral monitoring, and early-warning systems that identify at-risk residents and circumstances before incidents escalate.
Multi-channel, resident-accessible reporting systems with the confidentiality protections and non-retaliation infrastructure that PREA mandates — and residents actually use.
Immediate response protocols, forensic-ready documentation systems, and survivor-centered practices that satisfy DOJ investigation requirements and protect both residents and the facility.
PREA Coordinator designation, cross-departmental governance, annual audit preparation, and data-driven compliance reporting that demonstrates sustained performance to oversight bodies.
Most compliance vendors hand you a policy manual and walk away. COMPLIANCE SHIELD™ embeds operational systems into your facility — training staff, building documentation workflows, establishing governance structures — so compliance is maintained between audits, not just performed during them.
LionHeart's operators have managed compliance across 28+ facilities in 6 states, navigating real DOJ audits, real investigations, and real corrective action plans. The frameworks in COMPLIANCE SHIELD™ are built from that experience.
COMPLIANCE SHIELD™ establishes the roles, reporting lines, and decision frameworks that make compliance a functional part of facility operations — not an annual fire drill.
Formal designation, authority structure, reporting relationships, and operational mandate for the PREA Coordinator role — so compliance has an owner with real organizational standing.
Integration of compliance responsibilities across security, programming, medical, mental health, and administration — with clear accountability chains and escalation pathways.
Documentation systems, evidence binders, and pre-audit internal review processes designed to walk auditors through every PREA standard with confidence and speed.
Incident tracking, trend analysis, and quarterly reporting dashboards that give leadership visibility into compliance performance — not just compliance activity.
Structured annual review of all policies, procedures, and training curricula to maintain compliance with evolving PREA standards and DOJ guidance.
Mandatory training schedules, completion tracking, curriculum standards, and refresher certification systems that meet PREA training requirements at every staff level.
We don't assess compliance and leave. We build the infrastructure, train the staff, and verify the outcome.
Comprehensive gap analysis across all five PREA pillars. Every standard documented, every deficiency identified, every corrective action mapped to a timeline. You receive a complete compliance status report — not a summary.
Custom-drafted PREA policies and procedures that meet DOJ standards, match your facility type, and integrate with your existing operational documentation. Not generic templates — facility-specific governance language.
Full PREA training curriculum for frontline staff, supervisors, and administrators — from initial orientation through advanced-level PREA Coordinator certification. Delivered on-site by operators who have trained staff across 28+ facilities.
If your facility has received findings or citations, we build and manage the corrective action plan from documentation through remediation — and present evidence of correction to auditors at the follow-up review.
Quarterly compliance reviews, ongoing staff training support, and documentation maintenance — so compliance is a continuous operational state, not a periodic performance.
Pre-audit internal review, evidence binder organization, staff preparation sessions, and on-site support during DOJ audits. We have navigated real audits — we prepare your team the same way.
COMPLIANCE SHIELD™ is built for administrators who manage the operational and legal risk of residential youth environments.
Detention centers, juvenile correctional facilities, and secure residential programs subject to PREA's juvenile-specific standards and DOJ oversight.
Behavioral health RTCs, therapeutic group homes, and trauma-focused residential programs serving youth in the child welfare and justice systems.
Licensed group homes, foster care placements, and transitional living programs where youth safety governance and state licensing compliance intersect.
Department of Corrections, Youth Services, and Child Welfare agencies responsible for compliance oversight across facility networks and contracted providers.
Private-sector operators managing state-contracted juvenile facilities who must meet PREA certification requirements as a condition of their contract.
Diversion programs, shelter care facilities, and community corrections residential sites where PREA standards apply but operational compliance infrastructure is often underdeveloped.
COMPLIANCE SHIELD™ is not optional infrastructure for facilities that house youth. Schedule a compliance briefing with LionHeart's operational team to assess your current standing and identify the path to sustained audit-ready compliance.
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