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UPDATE: 11:10 p.m.
CHILLICOTHE – A mixture
of heroin and fentanyl has been identified by the Ohio State Highway Patrol as
the substance that caused an apparent overdose of one inmate and required
medical attention for 27 staff members at the Ross Correctional Institution
(RCI) in Chillicothe this morning. Approximately 31 inmates who were not
affected were removed from the cellblock and relocated inside the facility.
A sample of the
substance was collected from RCI and relayed to the Ohio State Highway Patrol
crime lab for testing.
A total of 29
individuals were possibly exposed to the mixture. There were 28 individuals (23
correction officers, four nurses, and one inmate) transported to the hospital, and
24 required treatment. One inmate was treated on scene and was not transported.
One staff member/first
responder and one inmate remain hospitalized. All other employees have been
discharged.
The situation remains
under investigation by the Patrol.
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