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Lindsey Isaacs of Palm Beach, Florida says she was arrested and held for 13 days in connection with a vehicular homicide case after a single record from an automated Flock license plate camera was used to place her near the scene. She is now suing, arguing the automated plate-reader data was wrong and that the arrest shows how little scrutiny such surveillance evidence receives.

A lawyer says a client at a Brooklyn jail was trapped in a cell that filled with smoke, and that the in-cell emergency button did not work when it was pressed. The report has drawn attention to safety conditions and equipment failures inside New York City's troubled jail facilities, renewing criticism from advocates and defense attorneys who say such malfunctions put detained people at serious risk.

The family of a man who died in Louisville's jail says staff ignored his visibly deteriorating mental health in the period leading up to his death, according to local reporting. The claim raises renewed questions about mental health care and monitoring of inmates at the facility, an issue that has drawn scrutiny in Louisville before. Details about the man's identity and the circumstances of his death have not yet been fully released.

Douglas County's health director has recommended moving Sheriff's office staff out of their current facility after conditions involving fecal contamination worsened. The recommendation raises questions about the state of the county's jail and law enforcement building and what steps county officials will take to address sanitation problems and relocate personnel.

A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report describes a Milwaukee County family who sought promised mental health services, only for the woman's son to end up in jail instead of receiving treatment. The story highlights the gap between the county's commitments to diversion and crisis care and what families say actually happens on the ground.

A man has been booked into jail on a murder charge following a fatal dispute in the Maryvale area of Phoenix. Authorities say the confrontation turned deadly, leading to the arrest. Details about the victim, the circumstances of the fight, and the suspect's identity have not been widely released.

A Milledgeville, Georgia father has been charged with felony murder in the shooting death of his 3-year-old child, according to jail officials. Local outlet 13WMAZ reported the charge, though details about how the shooting occurred and what led to the father's arrest have not yet been released. The case adds to ongoing concerns about unsecured firearms and young children's access to guns in Georgia homes.