Rush City is the state's newest prison, opened in January 2000.

[3] The $89 million project stands as the largest single structure in the county, employs about 350 workers, and at the ten-year mark in 2010 was reported to have met local expectations as a quiet and relatively well-run prison.

[4] But in June 2010, 27-year-old inmate Xavius Scullark-Johnson died after a string of overnight seizures while held in Rush City, where he was denied emergency medical care.

[5] His family sued the Department of Corrections, the contracted health care provider Corizon, and the individuals involved.

[6] The DOC agreed to settle the suit for $400,000 and promised additional training.