WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – Protesters lined the street outside the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility on Wednesday evening, continuing what advocates say has become a weekly demonstration following three inmate deaths at the prison in less than a month.
Families and advocates have gathered outside the Pittsfield Township facility each Wednesday as investigations continue into the deaths of Khaira Howard, 28, who died May 13, Rebecca Fackler, 57, who died May 17, and Ashley Hoath, 36, who died June 6, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Hoath’s death
Hoath died June 6 at Trinity Health Hospital, several hours after being transferred from the prison’s medical unit, the Michigan Department of Corrections said in a statement.
During the early morning hours, an officer noticed Hoath was feeling unwell and escorted her to the facility’s health care area for assessment, the department said…