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The US Supreme Court has heard arguments concerning the future of a prison healthcare system, a case that could determine how medical care for incarcerated people is run and funded. Reports from the proceedings focus on what the ruling may mean for prison conditions and inmates' constitutional right to adequate medical treatment.

A suspect linked to a scam ring operating from inside a Georgia prison has been arrested after a Florida woman lost $15,000 in Bitcoin, according to WSB-TV. Investigators say inmates allegedly ran fraud schemes targeting victims remotely, convincing them to send cryptocurrency payments. The case highlights how incarcerated individuals have continued orchestrating scams using phones and digital currency.

An inmate serving time in a Northwest Florida correctional facility has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation of murder. Prosecutors said the inmate plotted to have someone killed while behind bars. The conviction adds serious new charges to his record and could affect his existing sentence.