Barfing behind bars: 5 sick with E. coli at Idaho prison

Five inmates at the Idaho Correctional Center, south of Boise, became sick around Dec. 1.

Associated Press reports at least two tested positive for toxin-producing E. coli.

Sarah Correll, staff epidemiologist at the Central District Health Department, said no new cases have been discovered and the inmates who were sickened are recovering.

The Idaho Correctional Center is run by Corrections Corporation of America.

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