Alexandria, La. (11/3/2022) – On October 21, 2022, Corrections Deputies at the Rapides Parish Detention Center 1 (downtown) received a Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) hotline complaint from a female inmate. Corrections Investigators responded and began investigating the possible criminal sexual conduct that allegedly occurred inside Rapides Detention Center 1 on or about October 14, 2022.
As a result of the investigation, Corrections Investigators identified two female inmates, Eugenia Maurice Mitchell and Jamaria Xavier Randle, as suspects. During the investigation, sufficient probable cause was established, and arrest warrants were obtained on Mitchell and Randle for one count each of First Degree Rape.Â
On October 27, 2022, Mitchell and Randle were arrested and re-booked on a first-degree rape charge. Bond for that charge was set at $500,000 on each suspect, and Mitchell and Randle remain in jail at the time of this release.Â
Mitchell is being held on a $711,500.00 bond and Randle is being held on a $1,650,000.00 bond.
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was signed into law in September 2003 to prevent, detect and respond to sexual abuse in confinement settings. PREA establishes a zero-tolerance standard against all forms of sexual abuse and sexual harassment of incarcerated persons of any age.
The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office Corrections Division, now American Corrections Association Certified, has long supported the principles associated with the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003. Respectively, years before the passing of the PREA guidelines, the Rapides Parish Corrections Division strictly enforced a zero-tolerance policy of sexual misconduct within its facilities for all staff, offenders, volunteers, and contractors; implemented methods of screening all offenders at intake for potential sexual victimization or predatory indicators; and has had policies to ensure that incidents of sexual assaults were investigated and prosecuted in accordance with federal and state laws.
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Eugenia Maurice Mitchell, 30
Alexandria, LA
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First Degree Rape
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Jamaria Xavier Randle, 22
Alexandria, LA
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First Degree Rape
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