The Florida Justice Institute (FJI) and the Social Justice Law Collective (SJLC) filed a federal class action lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) for confiscating the lawfully purchased digital music and books of thousands of Florida prisoners. After years of selling digital music and books to Florida prisoners – and realizing millions of dollars in profits from those sales – the FDOC has now implemented a statewide policy forcing Florida prisoners to surrender their digital media players and all of their lawfully purchased music and books, without just compensation. The Complaint alleges violations of the Takings and Due Process Clauses of the U.S. Constitution.
The case has been settled, and Tablet Media Credits were distributed to class members who purchased songs in the previous program, for use in the JPay program. All credits have been distributed.