Switch to new digital tablets in NJ prisons prompts civil rights lawsuit

Switch to new digital tablets in NJ prisons prompts civil rights lawsuit

A man incarcerated at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton has sued over the state switching to a new provider of electronic tablets for prisoners' personal use. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)A man incarcerated in a New Jersey prison has sued the state in a bid to block corrections officials from forcing prisoners to surrender personal electronic tablets they purchased to message loved ones, listen to music, and access other digital …