The Brief
- Families of four inmates who died at a Ypsilanti women’s prison held a vigil on Wednesday.
- They say the prison is riddled with black mold and where staff neglected the medical needs of inmates, according to attorneys representing some of the families.
- An autopsy report released days ago says Ashley Hoath died by suicide. Hoath’s oldest daughter was one of the speakers at the vigil.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (FOX 2) – Several families held an emotional vigil outside a women’s prison in Ypsilanti, demanding change after four inmates died in two months. They say dangerous, deadly mold needs to be cleaned up in the facility, something heavily disputed by the Michigan Department of Corrections.
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The families of Khaira Howard, Rebecca Fackler, Ashley Hoath and Delphenia Jones rallied outside the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, a building they say is riddled with black mold and where staff neglected the medical needs of inmates, according to attorneys representing some of the families.…