Hepatitis A scare at Men's Central Jail led to more than 1,500 vaccinations

An ailing inmate worker in the kitchen at Men’s Central Jail unwittingly exposed thousands of detainees to hepatitis A before medical staff discovered what was wrong with him, triggering a vaccination campaign last year.

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