Witnesses at Coroner’s Inquest suggest more mental health supports needed at Sask. Pen
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The manager in charge at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, when an inmate cut off his nose, said the prison could benefit from having mental health workers on shift longer.
That was among the testimony heard during day two of a coroner’s inquest at Prince Albert’s Coronet Hotel.
On the night of Feb. 25, 2020, correctional staff found 27-year-old Curtis McKenzie in a bathroom. He was soon after rushed to hospital.