According to In-Profile Daily reporter, more than forty prisoners have contacted Hepatitis “B” at the Sanniquellie Central Prison in Nimba County. Accordingly, the prison is overcrowded with poor healthcare and ration for inmates, many more inmates fear infection. Some senior officials of Nimba County expressed shock that “such thing could be happening and do not know while others senior officials including the prison facilitators attempted covering this issue up.” The prison has an installed capacity of 150 prisoners but currently holds about 300. Hepatitis “B” is caused by the hepatitis B virus. It can happen through exposure to infected blood, and other bodily fluids in the following situations: sharing needles and other injecting drug equipment. sharing razors, toothbrushes or nail clippers. The virus is most commonly transmitted from mother to child during birth and delivery, in early childhood, as well as through contact with blood or other body fluids during sex with an infected partner, unsafe injections or exposures to sharp instruments. Nimba County Health Team Officer, Dr. Ponnie Robert Lee Dolo, confirmed the report but said they are planning to set up a committee to investigate and come out with a report.