Zena Issa
Criminal Justice ReporterZena Issa is Michigan Public’s new Criminal Justice reporter, joining the team after previously working as a newsroom intern and Stateside production assistant. She has contributed to award-winning projects like Voter Voices and What the Vote. A fluent Arabic speaker and experienced multimedia journalist, she has reported for WLNS-TV, WDIV-TV, and WBAL-TV, and brings strong social media storytelling skills to her new role. She's also a graduate of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. (Go Blue!)
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Attorneys for Krystal Clark have filed an emergency motion demanding her immediate removal from the facility, saying her health is failing due to toxic mold. -
Dalephenia Jones, 62, died at Trinity Health Hospital Thursday, two weeks after being transported to the emergency room for what hospital staff believe was a cardiac event. Her death follows three before her whose deaths are all still under investigation. -
Thousands of Muslims in Dearborn marched through the streets to mark the holiday of Ashura. What many bystanders don't see are the rows of tents offering warm meals and cold drinks to those walking in the intense heat. -
A pair of bills introduced would expand the authority of Michigan’s Legislative Corrections Ombudsman. -
Women's Huron Valley's warden, Jeremy Howard, is taking "personal leave," according to the Michigan Department of Corrections. This comes after the recent deaths of three inmates and scrutiny over alleged poor living conditions within the prison.
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Former Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility Corrections Officer, Joshua Lee, was sentenced to 18 months to 15 years’ after pleading guilty to one count of Second-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct (State Prisoner). -
The Michigan Center for Youth Justice received a $1 million grant from the Public Welfare Foundation to lead a statewide coalition focused on reducing youth incarceration. -
Following the launch of a new state transparency website claiming "normal" fungal conditions at Michigan’s only women's prison, advocates for ill inmate Krystal Clark issued a open letter demanding her release. -
Growing concern surrounds the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility after the weekend passing of a 36-year-old prisoner prompted renewed scrutiny from elected officials and advocates. Emergency calls from previous deaths released to Michigan Public, but autopsies are still underway.
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Community members and advocates gathered outside Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility demanding immediate action over alleged black mold exposure, medical neglect, and dangerous conditions.
