Content warning: This article contains mention of suicide and self-harm.
More than 40 students and community members gathered for “Justice for Women at Huron Valley: Community Lunch & Learn and Rally to Demand Accountability” at the Central Campus Classroom Building Friday afternoon to discuss concerns of inadequate health care and hazardous living conditions at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility. The event comes after a series of recent advocacy efforts sparked by reports of the mistreatment of Krystal Clark, who is currently incarcerated at the facility.
The event — which was co-hosted by Survivors Speak, the Michigan Innocence Club and Project Community — began with a “Lunch and Learn” session, where Project Community leaders discussed the importance of collective measures like protesting and letter writing to encourage the relocation of incarcerated women who are experiencing health problems. Following the session, attendees protested in front of the CCCB…