RCMP, coroner investigating inmate’s death at Regina jail

The RCMP is investigating after a 36-year-old man died Tuesday at the Regina Correctional Centre.

In a media release, the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety said the man was found unresponsive on a living unit at the jail at around 9:20 a.m.

“Corrections staff initiated life-saving measures and called EMS,” the release said. “EMS attended and he was declared deceased at approximately 10 a.m.”

Foul play isn’t suspected, the ministry said.

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The man’s name wasn’t released. The ministry said the man was serving a sentence at the jail, but didn’t say what offence sent him to the facility.

The Saskatchewan Coroners Service also is investigating, while the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety will be conducting an internal investigation.