Prison Death

• N.B. murderer who spent 5 decades in prison dies at Dorchester Penitentiary

  Convicted murderer Melvin Miller, who spent 51 years in prison, has died at the Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick. A cause of death was not released.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2023
  
• Public inquiry ordered into jail death of illegally detained Montreal man

  The 21-year-old died at a provincial detention centre on Dec. 24 after being fitted with a spit hood and pepper-sprayed by jail guards a day after he should have been released.

  Crime

  Jan 17, 2023
  
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• Man dead after Drumheller Institution altercation

  One man is dead following a fracas at the Drumheller Institution.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2022
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• Winnipeg man serving life sentence in riverbank killing found dead in Saskatchewan prison: CSC

  Steven Morrisseau had been serving a life sentence for contempt of court and second degree murder.

  Crime

  Jan 5, 2021
• Family of Quebecer serving time in Florida seeking answers following his death

  The man's mother says she suspects the conditions in her son's cell led to his death.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2020
• Coronavirus: First federal inmate death reported at B.C. prison as case count climbs

  British Columbia's Mission Institution is the site of Canada's first COVID-19-related federal inmate death.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2020
• Coroner’s jury in Saskatchewan recommends letting prison guards call 911

  Curtis Cozart was found hanging in his cell in 2017 at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary and died the next day in hospital.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2020
• 42 inmates found strangled to death after rival gangs clash in Brazil prisons

  A federal task force is being sent to Manaus in an effort to halt the violence. Prison clashes often spread rapidly in Brazil, where drug gangs have de facto control over nearly all jails.

  World

  May 27, 2019
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• CSC launches investigation into death of inmate at Warkworth Institution

  According to officials, an inmate serving a two-year sentence died on Sunday.

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2019
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• Inmate dies at Edmonton Institution on New Year’s Eve

  The Correctional Service of Canada said it is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the inmate's death but has not released any further information.

  Canada

  Jan 1, 2019