Coroner’s jury to examine circumstances surrounding Sask. Penitentiary inmate’s death
A man found unresponsive in his prison cell, and pronounced deceased in hospital two weeks later, will be the subject of a special hearing later this month in Prince Albert.
The public inquest into the death of Curtis McKenzie will be held Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, at the Coronet Hotel in Prince Albert.
McKenzie, 27, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert on Feb. 26, 2020. Medical personnel responded and transported him to the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert. McKenzie was pronounced deceased March 9, 2020.
Section 20 of The Coroners Act states the chief coroner shall hold an inquest into the death of a person who dies while an inmate at a jail or a correctional facility, unless the coroner is satisfied that the person’s death was due entirely to natural causes and was not preventable.