A prosecutor confirmed on Tuesday that the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) officer who was arraigned Monday had a cache of weapons and state property, including tear gas cannisters.

Members of the House Oversight Committee sat with their heads in their hands as Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) laid out what she called a “representative sample” of failures inside the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, which she said are costing incarcerated women their health, their dignity, and in some cases, their lives.

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