Death of an inmate at Archambault Institution - medium security unit

News Release

December 7, 2015 – Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec – Correctional Service Canada

On the morning of December 6, 2015, Albert Wagner, an inmate from the medium security unit at Archambault Institution, in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, was found unresponsive in his cell.

Staff members immediately began performing CPR and emergency services were called. The inmate could not be resuscitated and his death was recorded at 10:00 a.m. at the Saint-Jérôme Hospital.

At the time of his death, Mr. Wagner, 76 years old, had been serving a sentence of 10 years, since December 16, 2010 for various sexual offenses.

As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the police and the coroner have been notified, and Correctional Service Canada will review the circumstances of the incident.

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Contact

Jonathan Huet
Assistant Warden, Management Services
Archambault Institution
450-478-5960 ext: 8120

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