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Officials say testing determined the reason two dozen employees at a Springfield-area prison needed medical treatment ruled out narcotics and hazardous materials.

The investigation into what caused staff and inmates to become sick and require medical attention Wednesday at the John A. Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro remains ongoing.

Prison and union officials say 18 employees of a central Illinois prison have been treated at hospitals after they became sickened while responding to inmates suffering severe discomfort. Illinois Department of Corrections spokesperson Naomi Puzzello says staff were exposed to an unknown substance at Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro Wednesday but are "stable” after treatment. Prison officers and other staff were responding to inmates who appeared under the influence of the substance. Anders Lindall of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 say...

Many were brought to hospitals. Some guards and other staff members who responded to inmates suffering severe discomfort became violently ill, a union rep says.

Officials say 18 employees of an Illinois prison have received treatment after they became sickened while responding to inmates suffering severe discomfort.