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

• How can jailers balance the need to intervene in a situation in which an inmate posed an immediate danger to himself with the need to wait for sufficient backup support so that the intervention could be made safely?

• What are some reasonable steps jailers can take during an inmate hunger strike?

• When can jail meals violate an inmate’s constitutional rights?