Marion Morgan joined the National PREA Resource Center (PRC) in January 2014. Ms. Morgan is responsible for training and certification of USOJ Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) auditors, providing continuing education and ensuring they meet the requirements for certification compliance. She is also responsible for outreach and training for corrections professionals and stakeholders.
From April 2011 until January 2014, Ms. Morgan was the PREA director for the State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WI DOC). As the PREA director for WI DOC, Ms. Morgan coordinated the DO’s efforts toward PREA implementation and compliance. This included policy development and the training and education of staff, incarcerated people, justice system partners, and community stakeholders about the issue of sexual safety in confinement.
Before working at WI DOC, Ms. Morgan worked 30 years as a police officer and detective with the Madison, WI Police Department. She started her law enforcement career as a patrol officer and was promoted to detective in 1987. As a detective, Ms. Morgan’s areas of investigative practice and training included financial crimes, narcotics crimes, sensitive crimes, and fire investigations. In the realm of sensitive crimes, Ms. Morgan investigated intimate partner crimes including stalking, strangulation, all forms of sexual assault/domestic abuse crimes, and homicides.
Ms. Morgan has worked to end sexual abuse and promote sexual safety her entire professional career. She has focused on creating awareness around sexual safety and its impact on human rights for all people.