By rdnewsNOW staff

RCMP investigating

Inmate dies at Drumheller Institution

Aug 5, 2019 | 8:20 PM

An inmate has died while in custody at Drumheller Institution.

Jason Claude Tremblay, 42, died Saturday evening at the prison, according to Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).

Tremblay was serving a four year, nine month sentence for possession and trafficking since March 27, stemming from a 2014 charge in Medicine Hat after police seized more than 800 fentanyl pills.

CSC said the institution’s medium security unit is locked down to allow staff to conduct a search.

Police and the coroner have been notified, and CSC will review the circumstances of the death.

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Assistant Warden Maureen Quintal said the cause of death won’t be released until the RCMP’s investigation has been completed.

Officials say Tremblay’s next of kin have been notified.