P.E.I. RCMP investigating inmate death at corrections facility

A sign for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is pictured on June 23, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Avery MacRae)

The Prince Edward Island RCMP is investigating the death of an inmate at a provincial corrections facility on Thursday.

Police say they responded to an in-custody death of a prisoner in their fifties around 5:15 a.m.

“The individual, who was serving a sentence at the time, was discovered unresponsive during routine inmate checks,” an RCMP news release reads. “Emergency medical assistance was sought; however, the individual was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

Police say there is no evidence of foul play at this time.

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