WBZ reports that the prison riot that left the Middlesex County Jail flooded over the weekend was caused by inmates' fears over swine flu and was not, as was originally reported, the result of wanton vandalism. The Middlesex Jail, located in Cambridge, has seen 11 inmates and 2 guards hospitalized with H1N1. The prison, which was built to hold 160 prisoners, boasts a population of 403.
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