Inmate dies in Drumheller Institution

The Drumheller Institution. (File photo)

An inmate from the Drumheller Institution has died in custody.

Correctional Services Canada (CSC) posted the news on its website Friday a little after 3 p.m.

They said that the inmate, Donald Pepper, was 49 years old. He started serving a sentence of two and a half years on June 16, 2025.

No other details of the circumstances of Pepper’s death were made available. CSC said they are reviewing the circumstances.

Pepper’s next of kin have been notified, along with the police and the coroner.