Death of an inmate from Archambault Institution 

February 1^st, 2021 – Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec – Correctional Service Canada

On January 30 2021, René Filion, an inmate from Archambault Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.

At the time of his death, Mr. Filion had been serving a life sentence since October 4, 1985 for various offences of unpremeditated murder, escape, assault causing bodily harm and robbery.

As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) will review the circumstances.

CSC policy requires that the police and the coroner be notified.

Associated links

CSC website
Commissioner’s Directive: Death of an Inmate
Deaths in custody

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