Michigan Releases Prison Autopsy, Transfers Inmate Who Alleged Mold Sickness
State officials released Khaira Howard’s autopsy as a court fight over alleged toxic mold at the prison widened after four inmate deaths.
- On Thursday, the Michigan Department of Corrections released an autopsy report for Khaira Howard, attributing her death to "pulmonary thromboembolism due to lower extremity deep vein thrombosis" with no evidence of significant acute or recent trauma.
- Krystal Clark filed an emergency motion earlier this week seeking a transfer from Huron Valley Correctional Facility, alleging years of exposure to "systemic black or toxic mold conditions" harmed her health.
- Clark previously tested positive for Aspergillus and bacteria linked to mold exposure, while state officials dispute the allegations, citing air quality tests showing safe fungal spore levels.
- Corrections officials transferred Clark to Duane Waters Health Center in Jackson following her motion, asserting that her placement is temporary and she is "not experiencing any emergent medical condition."
- Four inmates have died at the facility in recent months; investigations into the deaths of Rebecca Fackler, Ashley Hoath, and Dalephenia Jones remain ongoing as scrutiny intensifies.
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Michigan releases prison autopsy, transfers inmate who alleged mold sickness
A woman at the center of a controversy over allegations of toxic mold in Michigan’s only women’s prison has been transferred to another facility after seeking relief in federal court, state officials confirmed.
Autopsy report released for one of four women who died within months at Michigan prison
The Michigan Department of Corrections on Thursday released an autopsy report for Khaira Howard, one of four women who died at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility.
MDOC Releases WHV Autopsy Findings, Moves Woman in Separate Case - The Sun Times News
A July 9 update from the Michigan Department of Corrections identified the cause of death for one woman who died at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility and added new information about a separate legal fight over health concerns at the prison. Khaira Howard died May 13 at Women’s Huron Valley, Michigan’s only prison for women, located in Ypsilanti Township. According to MDOC, the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner determined Howard died fro…
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