Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility

A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of an inmate who accuses corrections officers of recording the delivery of her baby. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

62-year-old Dalephenia Jones died while in state custody Thursday, July 2 at Trinity Health Hospital in Washtenaw County. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

The warden at Women’s Huron Valley Prison is taking personal leave. The move comes amidst an increased focus on conditions at the prison and several deaths within a short timeframe this year. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

A former corrections officer at the Women’s Huron Valley prison has been sentenced to prison time for criminal sexual conduct. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Ypsilanti State Representative Jimmie Wilson Jr. wants to form a workgroup to address the conditions of Michigan’s prisons. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A 36-year-old woman is the third inmate to die within three weeks at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

The director of the Michigan Department of Corrections visited the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility Friday after demands for action following the deaths of several inmates. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

About 80 people gathered in front of the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility on Wednesday to protest conditions and recent inmate deaths at the prison. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Joshua Lee of Wyandotte has pleaded guilty to having sex with inmates while employed at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

Poor health conditions, indifference and retaliations against inmates and whistleblowers are some of the accusations being raised against the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility. State lawmakers today held a hearing concerning the conditions at the only women’s prison in Michigan. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.