The Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre in London. BlackburnNews.com file photo. The Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre in London. BlackburnNews.com file photo.
London

Another inmate death at EMDC

An investigation is underway after another inmate died at the Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre.

London police have confirmed a male inmate died on Sunday, March 31 at the Exeter Road jail. It's not known how the inmate died.

"We’re assisting the coroner with an investigation of the death of a male inmate yesterday afternoon," London police Constable Sandasha Bough said in an email. "It is now a coroner’s investigation."

Sunday's death was the 14th at the EMDC since 2009. While not all of the deaths have been related to drug overdoses, the Ontario government announced in September a plan aimed at stopping drugs from flowing into the facility, while dealing with inmate addiction issues.

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