This lesson provides legal training for jailers and correctional  officers through an analysis of three Target Cases answering the  following questions:

• When may a hiring supervisor be liable for a jailer’s sexual abuse of a pretrial detainee?

• Are detainees entitled to any First Amendment freedom of speech protection regarding their legal mail?

• When are jail supervisors and the county liable for the death of a pretrial detainee at the hands of a cellmate?