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

• What does the term “gender dysphoria” mean; and what is one of the most common reasons courts dismiss lawsuits brought by inmates against jail officials?

• What are the civil consequences to a county when evidence in an inmate suicide case shows that jailers were not adequately trained in suicide prevention?

• What evidence will support a successful claim of excessive use of force against a jailer?