Nearly a dozen incarcerated women at the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin have filed formal complaints that there is so much goose poop, mold and asbestos at the facility that they have trouble breathing, hearing and some are so grossed out, they can barely eat.
that there is so much goose poop, mold and asbestos at the facility that they have trouble breathing, hearing and some are so grossed out, they can barely eat.wrote to the Bureau of Prisons and the Environmental Protection Agency this month that she has lost hearing in one ear because of the amount of mold at the prison.
When she returns to her cell, her walker is covered in poop, she wrote, and because of her disability, she can barely reach down to clean it off. In a statement, spokesman Michael Brogan said the EPA is aware of the public health issues at FCI Dublin and "takes all environmental concerns seriously." The agency would not comment beyond that citing litigation.
"Management’s failure to address unsafe and dangerous working conditions at FCI Dublin has put the health and safety of both employees and inmates at considerable risk," Dublin union president Edward Canales told the Associated Press nearly a year ago. "We look forward to the outcome of this investigation, which we hope will result in the unsafe conditions being remedied and appropriate disciplinary actions being taken against the managers who failed to act.
A check at OSHA's database shows there has been no enforcement action against FCI Dublin in the last five years.
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