Inmates, staff at downstate Illinois prison treated for exposure to unknown substance

Illinois prison staff, inmates sickened after exposure to ‘foreign substance’

HILLSBORO, Ill. (WTVO) — Eighteen staff members and several inmates were sickened Wednesday after becoming exposed to a "foreign substance," according to the Illinois Department of Corrections. Officials said 18 staff members at John A. Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro required treatment at area hospitals. An undisclosed number of inmates received treatment in the health care unit of the prison about 65 miles northeast of St. Louis. An I…

Illinois prison staff, inmates recovering after being exposed to foreign substance

(The Center Square) – About 20 individuals at an Illinois prison near Hillsboro are recovering after being exposed to what Illinois Department of Corrections officials say was a “foreign substance.”

‘Unknown substance’ sickens Illinois prison staff, inmates

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Several employees of a central Illinois prison were treated at hospitals Wednesday after they became sickened while responding to one or more inmates suffering severe discomfort, according to a prison spokesperson and a prison employees’ union representative. Officials said 18 staff members at John A. Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro required […]

'Unknown substance' sickens Illinois prison staff, inmates

Officials say 18 employees of an Illinois prison have received treatment after they became sickened while responding to inmates suffering severe discomfort.

Mystery toxic substance sickens Illinois prison staff and inmates

Prison staff and inmates fell ill after employees helped an inmate in medical distress, officials say.

'Unknown substance' sickens Illinois prison staff, inmates

Eighteen staff members and an unknown number of inmates at John A. Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro were treated after being sickened by an "unknown substance," authorities said.