Correctional Services Canada (CSC) announced late Friday night that an inmate from Saskatchewan Penitentiary died while in their custody,
The inmate has been identified as Leonard Montgrand, who was serving a sentence of one year and six months for aggravated assault. Montgrand had been in custody since December.
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A cause of death was not released. Montgrand’s next of kin has been notified.
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As with all cases involving the death of an inmate, CSC will review the circumstances, and policy also requires police and the coroner to be notified.
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