Investigations are ongoing after a 59-year-old male inmate was found unresponsive and died in his room at the Regina Reintegration Unit on Dec. 23.
Corrections staff called EMS and initiated unsuccessful life-saving measures. The inmate was declared deceased at approximately 10:20 p.m. Thursday.
The unit, located in the city, is a reduced custody setting for inmates deemed a low-risk to the public. It offers programming to help inmates reintegrate into the community.
The Regina Police Service and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating. The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety will also be conducting an internal investigation.
In Saskatchewan, a coroner’s inquest is mandatory when a death happens to a person held in custody. There is an exception if the person in custody died from natural causes and the death is not preventable.
The ministry said in a release Tuesday the death is not related to COVID-19 and the man’s next of kin have been notified.
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