Mealey's (March 17, 2020, 11:17 AM EDT) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal judge in Illinois on March 4 granted a motion for class certification filed by transgender inmates who have accused state officials of failing to provide adequate medical treatment, ruling that although the named plaintiffs offered individual allegations, their main argument and requested relief apply to the whole class (Janiah Monroe, et al. v. Steve Meeks, et al., No. 18-156, S.D. Ill., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37131)....