Inmate Death

• Inmate dies at Winnipeg Remand Centre, Manitoba Justice says

  Manitoba Justice said the 39-year-old man died in custody on Monday, and that the death has been reported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2025
  
• Judge calls for public inquiry to answer questions on Edmonton prison inmate death

  Justice Donna Groves was tasked with reviewing the circumstances around Montgrand's death and making recommendations on how to prevent similar tragedies.

  Crime

  Mar 26, 2025
  
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• Man faces charge in death of fellow inmate at Toronto jail

  A man serving time at a Toronto jail is facing a new criminal charge after the death of a fellow inmate. 

  Crime

  Oct 7, 2024
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• Inmate serving 12-year sentence dies at Collins Bay Institution in Kingston: CSC

  David Kreindl, 57, died at the Bath Road prison Saturday, officials say

  Crime

  Mar 25, 2024
• 5 more face 2nd degree murder charges in connection with suspicious death at Niagara jail

  Police laid more second-degree murder charges Friday a day after two men were accused Thursday in the June death of an inmate at the the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold.

  Crime

  Feb 23, 2024
• 2 men charged in 2023 death of inmate at Niagara Detention Centre

  Police say they've laid charged nine months after an inmate was found dead in a cell at the the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold.

  Crime

  Feb 22, 2024
• Inmate dies at correctional centre in Prince Albert, Sask.; officials investigating

  Officials are investigating the death of a 24-year-old inmate at Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert, Sask. Foul play is not suspected at this time.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2024
• Family devastated by death of inmate killed in Sask. Penitentiary brawl

  RCMP charged six inmates from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary with second-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Rocky Meechance.

  Crime

  Feb 1, 2024
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• Police, coroner notified following death of inmate at Saskatchewan penitentiary

  Rocky Meechance, who was an inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary, died on Jan. 29 while in custody. Police and coroner have been notified.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2024
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• B.C. mother convicted of murdering her daughter dies in prison

  Lisa Batstone was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years in the death of her daughter Teagan following a second-degree murder conviction.

  Crime

  Jan 3, 2024