The federal correctional service says an inmate has died while in custody at a minimum-security prison on Vancouver Island. A statement from Correctional Service Canada says inmate Richard Paul Preston died on Sept. 2 at William Head Institution, west of Victoria.
William Head Institution is shown through a security fence in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008.
The federal correctional service says an inmate has died while in custody at a minimum-security prison on Vancouver Island. A statement from Correctional Service Canada says inmate Richard Paul Preston died on Sept. 2 at William Head Institution, west of Victoria.The correctional service says Preston's family have been notified of his death.
In accordance with the agency's policy, police and the coroner have been notified, and correctional officials will review the circumstances of the death, the agency said.William Head Institution opened to inmates in 1959 after serving as a medical inspection and quarantine station since 1881. The 87-acre property, which is located in the District of Metchosin, is bordered on three sides by the Pacific Ocean.
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