Dingell asks Whitmer for answers on conditions at women’s prison after third death in a month

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 872

Last Updated: 3 days, 9 hours ago

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U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell sent a letter Monday to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, calling for immediate action and answers from state officials about conditions at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, Michigan’s only women’s prison.

“No one should be subjected to conditions that threaten their health and well-being. But for years, there have been alarming reports of the condition of and treatment facing women in custody at the facility,” Dingell, an Ann Arbor Democrat, said in the …

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