LEGAL-BASED JAIL GUIDELINES
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Legal-Based = Proactive Defense
Qualified immunity and good-faith defense depend on knowing and complying with clearly established law – not “best practices”. “Best practices” are often quoted as a feel-good answer to justify administrative policies and positions; however, the highest courts of the land have openly disagreed.
To protect your agency, policies, procedures, and training must be centered and built around current case law and state statutes. While that may sound easy to implement, most administrators do not have the time, resources, or ability to research, update, and implement changes based on applicable case law. Jail resources are scarce, often forcing agencies to obtain needed policies, procedures, and practices, often not knowing where they come from or why they’re in place.
The guidelines are written uniquely to include:
- The text of each guideline
- Rationale statements
- Compliance statements & annotations
- Other applicable references
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National correctional standards put forth by limited organizations, while useful, are not created to be defensible in court. A one-size-fits-all set of national standards cannot, for example, recognize differences between various state statute requirements or Circuit Courts of Appeal that differ in interpretation one from another. To be legally safe, correctional facilities must consider ALL applicable laws and statutes.
The National Institute for Jail Operations promotes our Legal-Based Jail Guidelines® as a means to assist administrators in creating a safer, more secure environment, while also protecting against liability and adverse publicity. For more information about the Guidelines or to find out more about participation, please contact us.
The National Institute for Jail Operations promotes our Legal-Based Jail Guidelines® as a means to assist administrators in creating a safer, more secure environment, while also protecting against liability and adverse publicity. For more information about the Guidelines or to find out more about participation, please contact us.
