Around 15 prisoners at HMP Lewes are now in the hospital due to a suspected mass poisoning.
Prisoners and officers got sick after going to a religious event – two prisoners at the Sussex prison are in critical condition.
The prison is on lockdown while authorities look into the situation.
It’s believed the victims all ate food prepared for the religious service – but it’s not yet confirmed if the event was a Catholic mass for Maundy Thursday.
At around midday, emergency services were called to the prison, and there is a chemical incident van parked outside.
A green contamination tent is outside Eastbourne Hospital, where the inmates are believed to be treated.
A source at HMP Lewes told MailOnline: ‘They all got sick after going to a religious event at a chapel service with food at the end of it.
‘A significant amount of staff and prisoners have been taken ill.
‘It’s either a case of food poisoning or spiking, but it’s happened far too quickly for it just to be food poisoning.
‘It sounds like food prepared in the kitchen has been spiked.’
Sussex Police is helping the ambulance service after a report of a ‘medical incident’ at HMP Lewes.
South East Coast Ambulance Service said in a statement: ‘We can confirm we are attending an incident at HMP Lewes reported to us at approximately midday today, March 28.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted the Ministry of Justice for more information
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