A mystery illness sweeping through Putnamville Correctional Facility has killed one inmate and put 25 others in the hospital.
One former offender says administrators ignored his warnings about sanitation at the facility.
It started behind prison walls Friday. A deadly, mystery illness at "The State Farm in Putnamville.
One dead, 25 under watch and four of them critical.
As the count increases, so does the concern.
Who's been exposed and for how long?
"I would feel more concerned about workers leaving there," said one neighbor.
The D-O-C along with the Centers for Disease Control are trying to find the source.
75- air handling filters have been replaced and staff and offenders both armed with masks and sanitizer.
Too little to late says one former inmate.
Wade Meisberger was an inmate in the facility just a year ago.
"It's an incubator. It's dirty," he said, as he showed the letters and packets he sent warning prison officials and Governor Mike Pence of what he believed were "unsafe prison conditions."
"I knew something was going to happen; either increased violence (or) more infection," Meisberger told 13 Investigates.
Meisberger, who served time at 5-different Indiana prisons for the drunken fight that killed his best friend in 1991 says Putnamville was overcrowded, unsafe and unsanitary.
"The dining rooms are always filthy. They run chow continuously at the State Farm because there are so many offenders there and such a small dining room," he explained. "The chemicals that they use are not strong enough, they dilute the bleach," he added.
In a response letter, the State said it was commended for it's sanitation program at Putnamville..
"The breaking down of water pipes, of the sinks, the toilets the showers," he continued, running down a list of problems.
Meisberger believes his warnings were ignored because of his past.
He is a former "America's Most Wanted" fugitive.
In 2007, he went on the run following a parole violation. Police said he faked his own death by jumping off a Kentucky Bridge. He was re-arrested in 2012 after posting these videos on YouTube.
That's how he landed at Putnamville serving time from April 2014 until his release last year.
The D-O-C says it will answer questions Tuesday.
No visitors are allowed at the prison which is being wiped down in hopes of preventing more sickness.