An inmate being held on remand at the Regina Correctional Centre has died.
Corrections officials said the 38-year-old man was found in medical distress in a holding cell in the admissions area on Monday afternoon.
Staff started life-saving measures and paramedics were called in to assist.
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The inmate was declared dead at 3:40 p.m., corrections officials said.
His name has not been released and officials said his family has been notified.
The death is not COVID-19-related, they added.
Both the RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating
The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety will conduct an internal investigation into the death.
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