Corrections & Detention · Language Access
Prisons, jails, and departments of correction trust Taika for the full language-access stack — certified translation, interpreting, transcription, training-video localization, and Section 508 / ADA compliance — ordered on NASPO ValuePoint, your state contract, or a direct award. No new RFP. Veteran-owned; GSA Schedule and NASPO ValuePoint contract holder.
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For PREA Coordinators & Compliance Managers
28 CFR §115.16 requires qualified interpreters for residents who are limited English proficient, deaf, or hard of hearing — and bars using other inmates to interpret except in narrow emergencies. Taika gives your PREA Coordinator a documented, always-available path: phone and video interpreting in minutes, ASL / VRI, translated PREA notices and grievance forms, and localized PREA training — all on your contract vehicle, with the records your audit needs.
Now supporting a New Mexico corrections PREA program through our NASPO ValuePoint agreement.
Talk to us about PREA language access →One partner for the whole facility
Fragmented vendors slow you down and split accountability. Taika delivers translation, interpreting, transcription, training media, and accessibility under one agreement and one account team.
Inmate handbooks, grievance and disciplinary forms, medical and mental-health documents, policies, PREA notices, and legal filings — translated by subject-matter linguists with a signed certificate of accuracy for court and agency use.
On-demand phone (OPI) and video-remote (VRI) interpreting, scheduled on-site interpreters, and ASL / CART for intake, medical and mental-health encounters, disciplinary and parole hearings, and family visitation — around the clock in 300+ languages.
Accurate transcription of recorded calls, interviews, investigations, and hearings — verbatim or clean-read — with English translation of non-English audio when you need the record in one language.
We create and localize staff and resident training — PREA, orientation, safety, and policy — with scripting, professional voiceover, subtitling, and multilingual versions ready for tablets, kiosks, or your LMS.
Remediation of public-facing DOC websites, resident tablet and kiosk content, PDFs, and e-learning to Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA — plus captioning, braille, and large-print alternative formats so blind and low-vision residents get effective communication too.
We help you build and document a Language Access Plan that holds up to Title VI, EO 13166, and PREA review — with the vendor paperwork your compliance file needs.
Meet every mandate
Language access in corrections isn't optional — it's federal law and PREA policy. Taika helps you satisfy each obligation and document that you did.
The Prison Rape Elimination Act standards require facilities to provide qualified interpreters for residents who are limited English proficient, deaf, or hard of hearing — and prohibit relying on other inmates for interpretation except in limited emergencies. We give your PREA Coordinator a compliant, on-demand path to that access.
Agencies receiving federal funds must take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to limited-English-proficient individuals. Certified translation and qualified interpreting are how facilities meet that duty.
Source: LEP.gov — Federal LEP guidance
Public entities must ensure effective communication with people who have disabilities — including ASL and video-remote interpreting and accessible digital content. We cover both the human and the digital side.
Under the ADA Title II web rule, public entities serving 50,000 or more must meet WCAG 2.1 AA by April 26, 2027; smaller entities and special districts by April 26, 2028. We remediate DOC sites, tablet/kiosk content, PDFs, and video captioning to close the gap.
Source: ADA.gov — 2024 Title II web rule
How you can work with us
Pick the path your procurement office already uses — we handle the paperwork and confirm your exact ordering route.
Master Agreement 40-00000-24-00076AJ
The cooperative path most corrections agencies use. If your state participates, you can order interpreting and translation without a new solicitation — we confirm your exact ordering path.
Statewide language-services vehicles
Many departments of correction buy on a statewide language-services or interpreting contract Taika holds or can be added to. Tell us your state and we'll map it.
GSA Federal Supply Schedule · 47QRAA18D00GT
Federal facilities and agencies can order on Taika's GSA Schedule, and facilities can contract with us directly where that's the cleaner path.
The Taika corrections program
Built for sensitive work. Every linguist is bound by strict confidentiality agreements, staff are HIPAA-trained, and certified translations carry a signed certificate of accuracy — so medical, legal, and investigative material is handled the way corrections work demands.
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Translation, interpreting, transcription, training media, and Section 508 / ADA compliance — on a contract you already hold.