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| Inmates treated for rash |
| By The Virginian-Pilot |
| Published: 03/14/2005 |
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Several inmates at the Chesapeake, Va., jail received medical treatment last Monday night after suffering a reaction to a kitchen cleaning product. The inmates were in the jail's kitchen, which was being cleaned about 9:30 p.m., when the over-spray from an oven-cleaning product hit them, said Lt. Col. David C. Newby. Nine inmates told jail staff they had a rash from the spray, and they were treated by jail medical staff. No one was taken to the hospital, Newby said. "Medical staff saw them again this morning," he said last Tuesday. "I don' t think it's progressed beyond an allergic reaction." Jail officials are trying to gain accreditation from the American Correctional Association, according to the national group. Auditors were in Chesapeake last week reviewing the jail. The association requires jails to meet 450 standards covering a range of topics including personnel, inmate health care and food service. |
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