Michigan Department of Corrections releases autopsy findings in Women’s Huron Valley inmate death

WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Corrections said an autopsy determined that an inmate who died at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in May died from a blood clot in the lungs.

Officials also announced on Thursday (July 9) the temporary transfer of a second inmate following an emergency court motion.

Autopsy results released in Howard death

The department said it received the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner’s report for Khaira Howard, who died May 13 at the Ypsilanti-area prison.

The autopsy determined the cause of death was pulmonary thromboembolism due to lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis, commonly known as a blood clot in the lung…

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