The Ministry of Corrections and Policing has launched an internal investigation following the death of an inmate at the Pine Grove Correctional Facility.
The 50-year-old woman who was on remand was declared dead at the Prince Albert jail at around 7:30 p.m. after she was found unresponsive in her cell, says the ministry.
No foul play is suspected at this time, and the death is not related to COVID-19, say officials.
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The woman’s next-of-kin have been notified.
The Prince Albert Police Service and the coroners service are also conducting its own investigations.
This is the third death of a Pine Grove inmate within nine months.
On July 1, a female inmate was transferred to a hospital in Saskatoon, where she was declared dead.
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Weeks later, on July 29, a female inmate was pronounced dead after she was found unresponsive in her cell.
There have also been three inmate deaths this year at the Regina Correctional Centre.
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