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

The state switched to a new provider of electronic tablets for prisoners' personal use. A new lawsuit says inmates will lose content they purchased.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 1,088

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

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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 content.

Alonzo Hill, who has been incarcerated at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton since 1990, filed a civil rights complaint last week asking a federal judge to allow inmates to keep …

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