Inmate at Stony Mountain Institution dies

Stony Mountain Institution in Manitoba pictured here on June 11, 2021. (Source: Jamie Dowsett/ CTV News Winnipeg)

An inmate serving his sentence at a Manitoba prison has died.

Gordon Kornelson, 80, an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution, died of “apparent natural causes” on June 7 according to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). His death was announced on Wednesday.

CSC said Kornelson had been serving a sentence of four years for sexual assault since May 5, 2025.

His next-of-kin have been notified.

The CSC said it will review the circumstances of his death, as it does in all cases involving the death of an inmate.