Officers exposed to contaminated mail at Mendota prison, officials say

Officers Exposed To Contaminated Mail At Mendota Prison

MENDOTA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An alarming medical situation at Federal Correctional Institution Mendota on Monday evening.  Two correctional officers who were distributing mail to inmates came in contact with a substance that made them feel sick.  “One of the correctional officers immediately became dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous and as he turned to his coworker who was handling the same piece of mail he was, he also said the same thing,” said Aaro…

Officers exposed to contaminated mail at Mendota prison, officials say

Two correctional officers at a Mendota prison have been hospitalized after officials say they were exposed to contaminated mail.