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

- Does limiting inmates’ access to pictorial sexually explicit materials violate their First Amendment rights?

- What duty does a jail supervisor have to train and supervise their subordinates?

- When can a jail supervisor be held liable for unconstitutional acts by their subordinates?

- When can a county be held liable for injuries to jail inmates?

- Why must jailers refrain from retaliating against an inmate who files grievances against jail staff?