Two recent deaths at Michigan’s only women’s prison and the worsening health of a woman who says mold exposure is destroying her body are renewing calls for sweeping reforms at the troubled facility.

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Momentum is finally building to address longstanding and systemic problems at Michigan’s only women’s prison as state lawmakers, local elected officials, and activists demand answers about mold, medical care, a recent death, and the treatment of a woman whose health has rapidly declined.

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