Modfos / Dreamstime / The Pacific Institution is co-located on the Federal Reserve land housing the Matsqui Complex. Correctional Service Canada says a prisoner who had been serving time since 1978 for second-degree murder and other convictions died on Sunday, October 1 of natural causes. CSC issues a media release whenever there is a death of an inmate at a correctional facility.
Pacific Institution prison in Abbotsford
No foul play suspected in death of Abbotsford prisoner convicted of second-degree murder
Oct 4, 2023 | 12:39 PM
ABBOTSFORD — Correctional Service Canada says no foul play is suspected in the death of a prisoner at Pacific Institution in Abbotsford.
According to a news release from the federal agency, Roy William MacGregor, an inmate from Pacific Institution, died of apparent natural causes on Sunday, October 1 while in custody.
At the time of death, MacGregor had been serving an indeterminate sentence that began on May 2, 1978, for second-degree murder and other convictions.
The inmate’s next of kin have been notified.
