Inmate dies at Regina correctional centre

An investigation is underway after an inmate died Monday at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre.

The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety said Tuesday the 38-year-old man “was found in medical distress in a holding cell in the admissions area.”

Attempts by staff and paramedics to save the man’s life were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at about 3:40 p.m.

The ministry said the death was not related to COVID-19.

The RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are looking into the circumstances of the man’s death. The corrections ministry is launching its own investigation.