Seminar Title
Online-Jail/Corrections Medical Liability : A Joint Effort of Custody and Health Staff
Dates of Events
09/30/2026 through 09/30/2026
Last Updated: 09/10/2026
Instructor(s): Tracey Reed
Course Registration Fee: $150
Instructor Bio
Tracey Reed
Kentucky Association of Counties, Kentucky Department of Corrections, Jail Standards (Retired) Louisville, Kentucky
Ms. Reed has over a quarter century of total corrections experience. A graduate of Brescia University (BA-Psychology), Ms. Reed is a veteran in the field of corrections, having served the Kentucky Department of Corrections as a Senior Probation and Parole Officer, as well as KDOC’s first female jail consultant. Since retiring from the KY Dept. of Corrections in 2013, Ms. Reed has served as an Independent Jail Consult-ant for the Kentucky Association of Counties. She routinely develops and provides training for elected jailer sand their staff in critical areas of operations, to help KACO’s clients improve safety and security for those incarcerated in county jails, while also helping reduce liability for individual jail staff members and the county agencies that employ them. In addition, Ms. Reed serves as a member of the Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute’s advisory board, conducting audits for jails, providing training for correctional officers across the United States, and serving as an expert witness for litigants in the areas of intake screening, suicides, mental health, classification, detoxification, and policy and procedures. Ms. Reed’s expertise includes interpreting state and federal regulatory standards governing jail operations, construction and renovation, as well as conducting investigations into critical incidents. Ms. Reed resides in Louisville, Kentucky.
Kentucky Association of Counties, Kentucky Department of Corrections, Jail Standards (Retired) Louisville, Kentucky
Ms. Reed has over a quarter century of total corrections experience. A graduate of Brescia University (BA-Psychology), Ms. Reed is a veteran in the field of corrections, having served the Kentucky Department of Corrections as a Senior Probation and Parole Officer, as well as KDOC’s first female jail consultant. Since retiring from the KY Dept. of Corrections in 2013, Ms. Reed has served as an Independent Jail Consult-ant for the Kentucky Association of Counties. She routinely develops and provides training for elected jailer sand their staff in critical areas of operations, to help KACO’s clients improve safety and security for those incarcerated in county jails, while also helping reduce liability for individual jail staff members and the county agencies that employ them. In addition, Ms. Reed serves as a member of the Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute’s advisory board, conducting audits for jails, providing training for correctional officers across the United States, and serving as an expert witness for litigants in the areas of intake screening, suicides, mental health, classification, detoxification, and policy and procedures. Ms. Reed’s expertise includes interpreting state and federal regulatory standards governing jail operations, construction and renovation, as well as conducting investigations into critical incidents. Ms. Reed resides in Louisville, Kentucky.
Course Objectives
Course Overview:
Date: September 30, 2026
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern
An issue that arises when holding prisoners is that of medical attention and unfortunately, a jail does not absolve itself from liability by contracting trained and licensed professionals to make medical decisions. The fact is private health care contractors may also be liable for civil rights violations for failure to provide medical care for a serious medical need.
Delay or Denial of Medical care is one of the most frequently contested cases in a jail environment. While it is difficult for plaintiffs to meet the standard of deliberate indifference to serious medical needs, the agency should recognize that this is one area where due process places an affirmative obligation on jail staff to protect a citizen because the citizen is in custody and unable to care for him or herself.
And because the number of custody staff typically far outweighs the number of medical personnel present in a facility at any given time, CO’s are tasked to be the eyes and ears of the medical provider and to alert them when needed. And while observable injuries are simple for CO’s to identify, problems often occur when a prisoner complains of illness and staff fail to act on their behalf, or when staff fail to recognize the signs or symptoms of someone who needs medical attention.
In this course, we will discuss the typical theories of liability seen in correctional medicine regarding claims against custody staff and healthcare workers. We will discuss the role of sound policy & procedures being in place which identity’s the role custody staff has in performing medical functions and we will identify ways agencies can reduce liability in this area. Finally, we will discuss the importance of having all custody staff adequately trained by the facility’s medical provider in any medical function they are expected to assist with.
Group Viewing Encouraged: Pay 1 Registration Fee
·Multiple attendees can group view the training from one device only and each attendee will receive a certificate.
·ONLY the registered attendee will receive a link to join the training (Link will be sent 1-2 Days Prior to the Event)
Quiz & Certificates: Within 24 hours after the live broadcast the registered attendee will receive an email with:
·Quiz link that will need to be forwarded to each person in your group so they may print a certificate after completing the quiz.
·30 Days Access of the Recording (this link may be shared with with others in your department only)
*** No Refunds After Class Link Has Been Sent*
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern
An issue that arises when holding prisoners is that of medical attention and unfortunately, a jail does not absolve itself from liability by contracting trained and licensed professionals to make medical decisions. The fact is private health care contractors may also be liable for civil rights violations for failure to provide medical care for a serious medical need.
Delay or Denial of Medical care is one of the most frequently contested cases in a jail environment. While it is difficult for plaintiffs to meet the standard of deliberate indifference to serious medical needs, the agency should recognize that this is one area where due process places an affirmative obligation on jail staff to protect a citizen because the citizen is in custody and unable to care for him or herself.
And because the number of custody staff typically far outweighs the number of medical personnel present in a facility at any given time, CO’s are tasked to be the eyes and ears of the medical provider and to alert them when needed. And while observable injuries are simple for CO’s to identify, problems often occur when a prisoner complains of illness and staff fail to act on their behalf, or when staff fail to recognize the signs or symptoms of someone who needs medical attention.
In this course, we will discuss the typical theories of liability seen in correctional medicine regarding claims against custody staff and healthcare workers. We will discuss the role of sound policy & procedures being in place which identity’s the role custody staff has in performing medical functions and we will identify ways agencies can reduce liability in this area. Finally, we will discuss the importance of having all custody staff adequately trained by the facility’s medical provider in any medical function they are expected to assist with.
Group Viewing Encouraged: Pay 1 Registration Fee
·Multiple attendees can group view the training from one device only and each attendee will receive a certificate.
·ONLY the registered attendee will receive a link to join the training (Link will be sent 1-2 Days Prior to the Event)
Quiz & Certificates: Within 24 hours after the live broadcast the registered attendee will receive an email with:
·Quiz link that will need to be forwarded to each person in your group so they may print a certificate after completing the quiz.
·30 Days Access of the Recording (this link may be shared with with others in your department only)
*** No Refunds After Class Link Has Been Sent*
