An inquiry will be held to review the circumstances of an inmate’s death last Saturday.
On February 1, Kenneth William Schaer, 25, an inmate at the Drumheller Institution, was found unresponsive in his cell. According to a press release, staff immediately began performing CPR and emergency services were called.
Schaer could not be resuscitated.
Schaer was serving a sentence of three years after being sentenced for aggravated assault. He was incarcerated on January 2 of this year.
According to a press release, in cases of in custody fatalities, the police and coroner have to be notified and Corrections Canada will review the circumstances of the incident. The province also holds fatality inquiries following such deaths.