PLAINFIELD, Ind. — A routine shift at the Plainfield Correctional Facility turned into a medical nightmare for a correctional employee who now claims the state’s prison system is covering up a deliberate poisoning attempt.
Alexis Sanders, who relocated from Ohio to Indiana six months ago for this role, describes a “culture of antagonism” that culminated in her being hospitalized and eventually fired after she went public with her story on social media.
The incident occurred during “count time,” a high-security period when inmates are locked in their units for a headcount. Sanders says she left her water bottle at a desk supervised by a colleague—another employee with whom she had experienced past friction…