OR: Undiagnosed Illness Sweeps Shutter Creek

So many prisoners were sick at Shutter Creek Correctional Institution in early November that visiting and outside work crews were canceled. At least a third of the over 250 people in the prison were suffering from nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. Public health officials are investigating what might have caused the illness.

This news brief is based on a story on KOIN.com, Sickness Strikes Third of Inmates at Prison. If the link is broken, check the web site’s archives.