LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — Mold growing inside housing units. Inmates missing meals and medication. Staff allegedly betting on whether a prisoner would commit suicide.

Those were among the explosive allegations presented Feb. 24 to the Michigan House Oversight Committee about conditions inside the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, the state’s only prison for women.

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During a nearly 90-minute hearing, Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) said one inmate has mold growing in her lungs and ears. Another woman, 54-year-old Jennifer Wallace, died of sepsis after what her family says began as an untreated tooth infection.

Former corrections officer LaResha Thornton testified that mold is often cleaned only before visits from Lansing, sometimes by inmates themselves using bleach and little protection. She also alleged some employees wagered on a suicidal prisoner’s fate.

The Michigan Department of Corrections disputed the characterizations, however, saying it has reduced prison populations and improved outcomes statewide.

Oversight Chair Jay DeBoyer said prison leadership may be called in for questioning as lawmakers weigh next steps, including a possible audit.

“People say Michigan doesn’t have a death sentence, but it does. It’s Women’s Huron Valley,” Andi Allen, a former employee at Women’s Huron Valley, said.