Ex-Employees, Others Testify About Mold, Drug Trafficking and More at Michigan's only Women's Prison

Recurring health and safety concerns, deaths at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility addressed in state hearing

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Mold, medical failures alleged at Michigan women’s prison

Lawmakers are scrutinizing conditions at the Huron Valley Correctional Facility following the death of an inmate from a treatable infection and testimony alleging mold, poor ventilation and unsafe living conditions.

House Oversight Committee demands answers on mold, safety concerns at Huron Valley prison facility

LaResha Thornton, who worked as a teacher’s aide at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility, testifies to the House Oversight Committee. Feb. 24, 2026 | ScreenshotCrossing party lines, lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee demanded that the Michigan Department of Corrections answer concerns about severe health, safety and sanitation concerns at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti.  Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia)…

Bipartisan outrage erupts at House hearing on conditions inside Michigan’s only women’s prison

Michigan lawmakers from both parties expressed alarm Tuesday over growing allegations of toxic mold, medical neglect, drug trafficking, sexual abuse, and systemic failures at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility.

Ex-employees, others testify about mold, drug trafficking and more at Michigan's only women's prison

Former employees and whistleblowers testified Tuesday before a House Oversight Committee hearing in Lansing, raising serious concerns about conditions at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility

Michigan women's prison under fire for mold, mistreatment of inmates