Ashley Harris
Ashley Harris, 31, died in 2018 while held at the Huron Valley Women's Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. A wrongful death lawsuit against Corizon Health, the healthcare company contracted by the state's prison system, and several medical staff members was settled, and a federal judge approved the settlement and dismissed the case on July 11, 2022. The lawsuit's claims about how she died are not described in the source. Her death is the subject of that lawsuit.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). Her family's wrongful death lawsuit against Corizon Health and several medical staff members alleges medical care failures, and the case was settled in 2022 with a federal judge dismissing it.
Reported by: wrongful death lawsuit against Corizon Health and several medical staff members (family or their lawyers); federal judge.
Lawsuit: A wrongful death lawsuit against Corizon Health and several medical staff members over her death was settled, and a federal judge approved the settlement and dismissed the case on July 11, 2022.