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440 prisoners sick in Huntville's Wynne Unit

06:19 PM CDT on Saturday, August 2, 2008

KHOU.com staff report

HOUSTON -- Inmates at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville aren't getting any visitors this weekend. The state health department found evidence of a norovirus at the facility.

The unit's now under a medical quarantine after 440 prisoners and 28 staff members have become sick.

Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramping.

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