JAIL PRO ONLINE TRAINING

PLS Jail Pro online reality-based training is designed to strengthen the ability of jailers, jail supervisors,
and correctional officers to make effective decisions. This continuing education program uses the most
recent and relevant federal court decisions to address the liability issues raised by jail inmates in lawsuits against jail officials (jailers, correctional officers, sheriffs, administrators, and others).

Examining court cases allows correctional officers to immerse themselves in the same situation as their peers to see exactly what decisions led to lawsuits and legal liability.

Jail Pro also includes lessons on other important topics such as: bloodborne pathogens, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), sexual harassment, mental health, and other issues.

BENEFITS OF PLS JAIL PRO

PLS Online Jail Pro Lessons are Designed to:

Reduce the number of civil lawsuits brought by inmates and the size of settlements against jailers, jail supervisors, correctional officers, and counties.

Reduce turnover by improving confident and effective decision making.

Reinforce correctional officer, jailer, and jail supervisor classroom training and supplement agency specific practices.

Help jailers, jail supervisors, and correctional officers develop a sufficient understanding of the most current and relevant court rulings about jail operations so they can align their future conduct to conform with those decisions.

Strengthen jailer and correctional officer critical thinking skills by generating dialogue, debate, and discussion with their peers and supervisors about how they would have handled specific aspects of a case analyzed in a PLS lesson.

Demonstrate which specific actions, policies, and practices at a jail create the most liability exposure and how to bring those practices into compliance with the law.

Build respect and understanding for the law.

ONLINE JAIL TRAINING TOPICS

PLS Jail Pro online training examines actual court cases where jailers, jail supervisors, and correctional officers were sued for:

Opening “Legal” Mail
Failing to Prevent a Suicide
Pepper Spraying an Inmate
Tasing an Inmate
Failing to Provide Non-Pork Meals
Subjecting Inmates to Unsanitary Conditions
Failing to Provide Inmates with Necessities to Live
Not Complying with the ADA and the Needs of Wheelchair-Bound Inmate
Failing to Address an Inmate’s Acute Medical Needs
Subjecting an Inmate to Public Humiliation
Excessive Use of Force
Not Providing an Inmate Pain Relief
Improper/Unconstitutional Strip Searches
Inmate Starvation
Assaults by Cellmates
Jailer Assaulting an Inmate
Opening Non-Legal mail
Jail Conditions That Cause Sleep Deprivation
Mishandling Work Release
Failing to Address an Inmate’s Medical needs
Invading an Inmate's Privacy

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LESSON TYPES

LEGAL LESSONS

These lessons examine the legal and financial consequences of decisions made by jail officials (sheriffs, administrators, supervisors, jailers, correctional officers, and contract staff/medical personnel). Lessons are based on actual lawsuits brought by county jail inmates.

TECHNICAL & INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

These lessons provide technical and interpersonal skills training for jailers, jail supervisors, and correctional officers on topics such as:

Arrest & Detention of Foreign Nationals
Bloodborne Pathogens
Ethics
Implicit Bias
Confinement Sexual Abuse/Prison Rape Elimination Act - Part 1
Confinement Sexual Abuse/Prison Rape Elimination Act - Part 2
Mental Illness
Sexual Harassment

LESSON PACKAGES

12-Hour Lesson Package

Schedule: 12 one-hour lessons, released one per month.

Content: Includes legal, technical, and interpersonal skills lessons.

6-Hour Lesson Package

Schedule: 6 one-hour lessons, released one every other month.