April 17, 2009
Tuberculosis scare puts Lancaster prison on lockdown
Medical staff will begin testing all inmates and staff today at California State Prison-Los Angeles County in Lancaster after a case of tuberculosis developed on prison grounds, and the facility went on lockdown.
The prison at 44750 60th Street West houses about 4,600 male inmates, both short-term and long-term, under minimum, medium and maximum security. About 1,900 employees work there.
Officials did not say whether the infected person was an inmate or a prison employee…
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