Mr. Lindsay M. Hayes is nationally recognized as an expert in the field of suicide prevention within jails, prisons and juvenile facilities. Mr. Hayes has been appointed as a federal court monitor (and expert to special masters/monitors) in the monitoring of suicide prevention practices in several adult and juvenile correctional systems under court jurisdiction. He has also been appointed as a suicide prevention expert to the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division (Special Litigation Section) in its investigations of conditions of confinement in both adult and juvenile correctional facilities throughout the country. He also serves as an expert witness/consultant in suicide litigation cases. Mr. Hayes also serves as a technical assistance consultant/expert by assessing jail, prison, and juvenile suicide prevention practices in various state and local jurisdictions throughout the country.