Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / An inmate serving time for second-degree murder and sexual assault with a weapon died on Monday, July 31 while in custody of correctional staff at Mountain Institution, a prison west of Agassiz, Correctional Service Canada announced Tuesday (Aug. 1) in a news release. The inmate had been serving an indeterminate prison sentence that began in 2001.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Inmate dies at Agassiz prison

Inmate serving time for second-degree murder dies at Agassiz prison

Aug 1, 2023 | 5:02 PM

AGASSIZ — An inmate serving time for second-degree murder has died at a prison west of Agassiz.

According to a news release from Correctional Service Canada, an inmate from Mountain Institution died on Monday, July 31 while in the custody of Correctional Service Canada.

The individual’s name has been anonymized to comply with a court-ordered publication ban to protect the identity of the victim.

At the time of death, the inmate had been serving an indeterminate sentence, which commenced on July 26, 2001, for second-degree murder and sexual assault with a weapon.

The inmate’s next of kin have been notified.

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As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will review the circumstances. CSC policy requires that the police and the coroner be notified.