R2 255H Prisoner Control, Search, and Transport – Meridian

September 9-11, 2026

 8:00am – 4:30pm – Sept 9^th & 10^th
8:00am – 12:00pm – Sept 11^th  

Credit Hours: 20
Course Number: R2 255H

Description:

This course is designed to prepare personnel for the highest risk functions they perform, which often leads to liability or worse. The question is not whether something will go wrong. The question is: Will officers be prepared to make the right decision when it does?

Every prisoner transport is a moving liability. Not because of tactics, but because of decisions. Across the country, agencies face: In-custody deaths tied to poor transport practices• Escapes during routine movements• Civil lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. §1983• Internal Affairs cases tied to preventable errors• Public scrutiny when transport incidents go wrong.

Most of these failures share one cause: Common training in prisoner, search & control rarely focused preparing officers to make defensible decisions under pressure. They were taught: • How to restrain• How to search• How to move prisoners

But not: • How to justify their actions in court• How to recognize liability before it happens• How to balance control with duty of care

Instructors: George Perez, PATC

Location:

Idaho POST Academy
700 S. Stratford Drive
Meridian, ID 83642

Cost: FREE OF CHARGE    (Attendees are responsible for meals, travel, and/or lodging.)

Registration:

Prisoner Control Search Flyer

Remarks:

For additional information contact Cathy Weddle, cathy.weddle@post.idaho.gov, Fax: 208-884-7295
Office phone: 208-884-7321