Overview
- This week Clark’s family filed an emergency motion asking a court to transfer her from Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility to a medical unit, citing a documented mold allergy, ongoing fungal infections and worsening respiratory problems.
- The Michigan Department of Corrections says independent environmental testing found no dangerous systemic black or toxic mold at the prison and that Clark is receiving medical care consistent with her needs, so it opposes a transfer.
- Four women housed at Huron Valley have died in recent months, including 62-year-old Dalephenia Jones who died on July 2, and those deaths have prompted mortality and administrative reviews and independent autopsies.
- Former staff and advocates have alleged understaffing, unsafe conditions and retaliation against employees who raised concerns, and families have retained lawyers and held press conferences to demand transparency.
- A court ruling on Clark’s emergency request could force a medical relocation or intensify calls for outside oversight, and families say the case matters now because Clark is about 11 months from release and they fear her health will continue to decline if she stays.