Investigations launched into death of inmate at EMDC, the facility’s 20th since 2009
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A provincial spokesperson confirmed that an inmate at the London, Ont., jail died in hospital on Tuesday after correctional staff found the man in medical distress.
London, Ont., police say an investigation is underway after an inmate at the city’s provincial jail was found unresponsive in a cell and died in hospital earlier this week.
Police say they were called to the Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC) around 11:45 p.m. Monday about an unresponsive inmate. The man was taken to hospital but was later pronounced dead, police said.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Ministry of the Solicitor General confirmed that the inmate died in hospital on Tuesday after correctional staff found him in medical distress and called paramedics.
“Correctional staff are trained to provide emergency medical care including CPR and other life-saving measures to inmates found in medical distress,” spokesperson Andrew Morrison said in an emailed statement.
“The ministry takes deaths in custody very seriously and investigations are carried out by ministry officials, the Office of the Chief Coroner and the police.”
Police said the family of the inmate had been notified, and added that the death investigation, as with all death investigations, had been reassigned to its major crime section.
The identity of the deceased man has not been made public and few other details have been released by the province, citing ongoing investigations by several agencies.
“The Office of the Chief Coroner conducts a death investigation to determine cause and manner of death. The ministry conducts a mandatory internal investigation to determine whether all ministry policies and procedures were followed with respect to the care and custody of the deceased,” Morrison said, adding local police may probe whether the death was due to criminal activity.
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