NIJO Has Developed Legal-Based Jail Guidelines for 16 States So Far--Is Your State Next?
NIJO's Legal-Based Jail GuidelinesTM Software System (AARMS)
To protect your agency, NIJO believes jail operations, policy, procedures and training must be centered and built around current case law and individual state statutes.  Accessible through an online system (AARMS), our Legal-Based Jail Guidelines® provide easy reference to case law and state statutes for policy and procedure development, training staff, and answering inmate grievances. By utilizing The Guidelines correctional institutions can proactively conduct internal audits based on what the law requires, with the ability to document, manage, track, monitor and follow up for the proactive use in defending facilities against inmate-filed litigation.Â
Sixteen States times 600
To be legally defensible, correctional facilities must consider ALL applicable laws and statutes; thus, NIJO has developed and continues to update over 600 Guidelines unique for each state, with no two being exactly alike.  Currently NIJO has developed Legal-Based Jail Guidelines® for the following sixteen states:
- Arizona
- Utah
- Wyoming
- Colorado
- South Dakota
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Texas
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Alabama
- Georgia
- South Carolina
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Hawaii
Four More States On the Docket
We are currently in the process of adding four more states to that list:
- Washington
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Iowa
Adoption of Legal-Based Approach Resonates with Corrections Administrators
Over the last few years, more and more jail administrators and sheriffs have attended NIJO’s live training events (JAILCON, ELITE Academy, etc.). The legal-based approach to corrections resonates with those in the field making decisions in the institutions every day. The first sixteen states were early adopters in this approach, and as word continues to spread, NIJO has received requests from Sheriffs’ Associations and Insurance Risk Pools to develop the Guidelines specific to their state.
As NIJO continues to develop the Legal-Based Jail Guidelines for more states, we believe the legal-based approach to corrections will continue to influence policy and procedure and become the benchmark for correctional officer training.
Contact us to learn more about gaining access to all of NIJO’s legal-based resources. If Guidelines haven’t yet been developed for your state, reach out to find out how you can start that process.
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