Autopsy report released for 1 of 4 women who died at Michigan prison
The Michigan Department of Corrections on Thursday released an autopsy report for Khaira Howard, one of four women who died at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility.
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The Michigan Department of Corrections on Thursday released an autopsy report for Khaira Howard, one of four women who died at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility.
An inmate who was serving a life term at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Institute died Thursday, the Michigan Department of Corrections said.
Michigan lawmakers and women formerly incarcerated at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti are looking for answers after three women died at the facility in the past month.
An inmate serving time at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Michigan has died, state officials said Saturday. The incident marks the third inmate death tied to the institution in a span of a month.
Nearly three dozen lawmakers have demanded the immediate resignation of Heidi Washington as director of the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Khaira Howard's family is now on a quest for justice. The family says she had only been at Huron Valley for less than a year.
The Michigan Department of Corrections is investigating after the second death of an inmate in four days at the state's only women's prison.
The department confirmed to CBS News Detroit that the woman, 28-year-old Khaira Howard, died on May 13.
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Authorities say two inmates got into an altercation last month at the Wayne County Division 1 Jail, resulting in one inmate's death.
A federal inmate at a Michigan facility was sentenced to over 24 years after stabbing a fellow inmate 28 times, killing him.
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office says it is conducting an investigation after an inmate died following an altercation with another inmate.
Eight people, including current and former staff members at the Alger Correctional Facility, have been charged in connection to the death of an inmate in 2019, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.
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Michael Ketchum, 45, is charged with first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and prisoner in possession of a weapon, in connection to facing charges in connection to the death of an inmate in the Macomb Correctional Facility and stabbing another in October.
Jason Dale Kechego, 41, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Christian Maire. His 28-year sentence will run consecutively to the 10-year sentence he is currently serving for possession of a stolen firearm.
A state prisoner in southeastern Michigan apparently was attacked and killed, authorities said.
Macomb Correctional Facility's Warden George Stephenson was placed on "stop order" pending internal investigations.
A inmate at the Milan Correctional Facility is sentenced to more than 24 years in the 2019 killing of another inmate, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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The woman, who police said was in her 30s, was stabbed multiple times, then ran to a nearby business and collapsed outside. She was taken to a hospital, where she died.
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