Krystal Clark 目前被安置在 Jackson 的 Duane Waters Health Center，該機構收容具有特殊醫療需求的受刑人。本週她的家人提出緊急請求，指控她在 Ypsilanti 的 Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility 因毒性黴菌引發嚴重醫療問題。
Clark 與其他監獄內人士指稱，監獄多年來存在不安全的狀況，導致提起集體訴訟，並促使立法者呼籲辭退州內最高監獄主管。
The Michigan Department of Corrections said Clark’s placement is temporary but she will remain there until the motion is resolved.
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Corrections officials dispute her account, issuing a statement asserting that she is “not experiencing any emergent medical condition.”
The 42-year-old has been at the prison since 2011, when she was sentenced to 17-30 years for armed robbery and other charges. She will be eligible for parole after May 9, 2027.
Her medical record indicates that she tested positive for Aspergillus niger, a common black mold typically found in moist, damp areas in July 2023. She also tested positive for S.marcenses, Klebsiella, and Haemophilus, bacteria all linked to exposure to black mold.
The state has repeatedly denied the presence of black mold at the prison, pointing to reports and testing that levels of fungal spores were safe and “only marginally above the outdoor(s.)”
This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan and distributed through a partnership with The Associated Press.
密西根州發布監獄驗屍報告，轉移了提出黴菌致病指控的在押者
密西根州唯一的女子監獄因毒性黴菌指控引發爭議的中心人物，一名女性已在向聯邦法院尋求救濟後，被轉移到另一處設施；州政府官員已證實。
Krystal Clark 目前被安置在 Jackson 的 Duane Waters Health Center，該機構收容具有特殊醫療需求的受刑人。本週她的家人提出緊急請求，指控她在 Ypsilanti 的 Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility 因毒性黴菌引發嚴重醫療問題。
Clark 與其他監獄內人士指稱，監獄多年來存在不安全的狀況，導致提起集體訴訟，並促使立法者呼籲辭退州內最高監獄主管。
近幾個月已有 4 名囚犯死亡；週四，矯正官員公布了其中一人的驗屍報告，該名死者為 Khaira Howard。28 歲的她於 5 月 13 日死亡，距離她原本應於假釋前兩週的時間點。
驗屢顯示，她死於血栓，該血栓阻塞了通往肺部的動脈，並且還罹有心臟疾病，導致肺部出現積液。
報告結論指出，沒有證據顯示存在「重大急性或近期創傷」，而她的體重是造成其死亡的因素之一。
同時，Clark 則在表示自己出現呼吸問題、耳部感染以及嚴重聽力喪失後被轉移；她稱嚴重到需要助聽裝置以進行電話對話。
The Michigan Department of Corrections said Clark’s placement is temporary but she will remain there until the motion is resolved.
Corrections officials dispute her account, issuing a statement asserting that she is “not experiencing any emergent medical condition.”
The 42-year-old has been at the prison since 2011, when she was sentenced to 17-30 years for armed robbery and other charges. She will be eligible for parole after May 9, 2027.
Her medical record indicates that she tested positive for Aspergillus niger, a common black mold typically found in moist, damp areas in July 2023. She also tested positive for S.marcenses, Klebsiella, and Haemophilus, bacteria all linked to exposure to black mold.
The state has repeatedly denied the presence of black mold at the prison, pointing to reports and testing that levels of fungal spores were safe and “only marginally above the outdoor(s.)”
This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan and distributed through a partnership with The Associated Press.