About 17 employees at a privately-run Nashville jail were infested by a widespread scabies outbreak, according to a revised lawsuit that alleges negligence on the part of the facility operator.

Those employees faced professional backlash if they spoke out, the lawsuit says, an accusation that mirrors those in a separate case filed by inmates alleging officers threatened to put inmates in solitary confinement if they mentioned scabies.

The 1,300-bed Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility in Antioch is run by CoreCivic, formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America or CCA.

The private prison company is the subject of at least three pending lawsuits in Davidson County alleging its failure to treat scabies — a common problem in jails — led to hundreds of inmates, courthouse staffers and their families being infested with the skin-burrowing mite.

June 1:More than 300 inmates treated as scabies-like rash spreads through Nashville jail

June 21:Mayor Barry: CoreCivic should pay out-of-pocket scabies costs for Metro employees

Health department spokesman Brian Todd confirmed the outbreak is not yet contained. A review of medical records since April 1 shows 89 inmates receiving treatment for scabies-like rashes, Todd said.

Four courthouse staff and lawyers filed a civil claim in June as criminal justice leaders began questioning CoreCivic's response to the outbreak.

Their lawyers last week asked a judge to allow them to amend their lawsuit via a motion that reveals new details of the outbreak's spread. CoreCivic can object to the motion.

A copy of the amended lawsuit, which is attached to the motion, says inmates began reporting health problems in July 2016, months earlier than previously known.

CoreCivic on Mondaydeclined to speak to the specific allegations in the lawsuit, but a spokesman repeated a previous statement that the company is "following all protocols and guidelines to mitigate the issue."

The new filing says male inmates began asking for treatment a year ago, but instead were given over-the counter-products to mask symptoms.

"I have Scabies! Please Help Me!" one inmate wrote in a Dec. 4 note seeking treatment for scratching and itching on his arms and legs, according to the revised filings.

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July 2:CoreCivic, Nashville health give conflicting stories on mold amid jail scabies outbreak

Three months later, the lawsuit says the same inmate complained he had not been treated. Medical staff wrote they had reordered Ivermectin, an anti-parasite pill used to treat scabies. Seven days later, "a member of the medical staff crossed out the statement, and wrote in, 'Benadryl & refer to MD.'," the lawsuit says.

By March, women inmates at the jail were also infested, the lawsuit says. Two pregnant inmates who were infested did not received treatment until the health department intervened in May, the lawsuit says.

The infestation was obvious, spreading to jail workers, the lawsuit says, and leading to staffing problems and prompting at least one corrections officer to walk off the job. Several of the pending lawsuits allege CoreCivic retaliated against inmates who sought care or threatened to complain of the outbreak.

The new filing says CoreCivic employees, some of whose families were infested as well, were treated the same.

"Those that notified (CoreCivic), sought treatment, or filed Worker's Compensation claims have been retaliated against, including having baseless written reprimands placed in their personnel files," the lawsuit says.

Related:All inmates, staff at Nashville jail now need scabies treatment

In the first week of May, about 50 female inmates tried to send a letter to the Metro Health Department. The lawsuit says CoreCivic confiscated the letter, forcing the women to send their letters to others to then forward to the health department.

The women reported similar concerns, according to the revised lawsuit: That minimal cleaning and over-the-counter treatments like hydrocortisone cream and Benadryl were given as remedies.

"No one cares or will help us," one letter reads.

"We cannot sleep."

June 2:4 Nashville courthouse workers with scabies connected to jailhouse outbreak, officials say

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