Hundreds of inmates suffer food poisoning at Mexican prison

Nearly 450 inmates required medical attention suffering food poisoning at a maximum security prison in western Mexico, Jalisco state authorities said.

16267_zoom“None of the (affected inmates) is in serious condition, nor did any require medical transfer,” the state public safety office said.

Officials did not mention the name of the prison, but media accounts identified the facility as Puente Grande.

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