Herkimer, 52, who started at Women's Huron Valley in 2010 after working more than 10 years at a Michigan men's prison in St. Louis, said the crowding has safety implications for corrections officers.

Prison headcounts have dropped considerably in Michigan over the years, with the 38,415 inmates as of mid-May down more than 13,000 from the high water mark of 51,554 in March 2007.

The lawsuit was brought by 20 inmates at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Pittsfield Township near Ypsilanti, which is the only prison in Michigan that houses females.

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Herkimer, 52, who started at Women's Huron Valley in 2010 after working more than 10 years at a Michigan men's prison in St. Louis, said the crowding has safety implications for corrections officers.