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Tentative Settlement Reached in MI Jail Food Poisoning Case

By News Desk on September 23, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-prison-cellblock-multi-tiered-seen-guard-secured-area-image34996720A tentative settlement has been reached in the federal lawsuit filed by 16 former inmates against Kent County, MI, and food vendor Aramark Corp., reports WZZM in Grand Rapids. The proposed settlement is between Aramark…
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Report Details Causes of Salmonella Outbreaks at Two Arkansas Prisons

By News Desk on March 3, 2014

Problems with food preparation, hand-washing and food-safety training were cited as the cause of two large, multi-serotype Salmonella outbreaks at Arkansas prisons in August of 2012, according to a new study released in last week’s…
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Botulism in Homemade Hooch Sickened 12 Arizona Inmates Last Year

By Gretchen Goetz on February 8, 2013

In November of 2012, eight inmates of an Arizona state prison complex fell ill with botulism that was thought to be acquired from homemade alcohol brewed in prison cells. Now, a report from the federal…
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Norovirus Outbreak Hits Illinois Prison

By News Desk on December 29, 2012

At least 140 inmates at an Illinois prison were sickened with Norovirus infections this week, according to local news reports. The outbreak struck inmates at the The Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, IL, a maximum…
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Seven Arizona Inmates in ICU: Botulism Suspected

By News Desk on November 26, 2012

Seven inmates at the Arizona State Prison Complex Eymen were hospitalized with symptoms of botulism this weekend, announced the Pinal County Health Department Monday. Homemade alcohol, or prison “hooch,” is the suspected source of the…
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Apparent E. Coli Outbreak at Saginaw Prison Sickens 96

By News Desk on September 6, 2012

What appears to be an outbreak of E. coli at the Saginaw Correctional Facility has left 89 inmates and seven prison guards sickened. Most fell ill between Auguse 27 and 30.

No prisoner or guard…
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Arkansas Prison Outbreak Was More Complex Than Most

By News Desk on August 30, 2012

The Salmonella outbreak at Arkansas Prison’s 96-year-old Tucker Unit was more complex than most, according to health officials. The outbreak, involving almost 600 prisoners and staff, was due to at least 6 different serotypes of…
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Chicken Salad Caused Food Poisoning at Arkansas Prison

By News Desk on August 10, 2012

Arkansas health officials now think it was something in the chicken salad made almost half the inmates ill at the historic Tucker prison. Chicken salad recipes are often highly personalized, but among the typical ingredients…
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Foodborne Illness Possible Cause of Arkansas Prison Illnesses

By Dan Flynn on August 8, 2012

Health department officials Tuesday were all over the maximum security Arkansas prison now known simply as the “Tucker Unit” as almost half its inmates are down with mystery gastrointestinal illnesses. What’s causing the illnesses at…
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Food Poisoning Strikes 250 Inmates at Michigan Jail

By News Desk on April 19, 2012

About 250 inmates being held at the Kent County Jail in Grand Rapids, MI suffering with food poisoning symptoms since Sunday still do not know for certain what ails them.

None required hospitalization and all…

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