May 6, 2026

In a move to address long-standing mobility issues, the MDOC recently delivered 90 wheelchairs to Michigan’s sole women’s prison. The shipment follows an investigation by Disability Rights Michigan that exposed a dire shortage of equipment, effectively trapping some residents and causing them to miss basic needs. While advocates described the situation as a long-term failure, this new equipment aims to rectify the safety hazards identified in the report.

Even as she was led away in handcuffs by police, Claire McClinton’s resolve remained clear. The yellow tape used by her group to mark their protest at the state Capitol was gone, and her cardboard “tombstone” for clean water had been seized. Despite the chaos, her crisp white shirt still carried the day’s essential message: four years of the Flint water crisis was four years too many.