Death of an inmate from Bowden Institution

News release

May 30, 2025, – Innisfail, Alberta – Correctional Service Canada

On May 30, 2025, Gilbert Robinson, an inmate from Bowden Institution, died while in our custody.

At the time of death, the inmate was 69 years old and had been serving an indeterminate sentence, which commenced on April 5, 2018.

The inmate’s next of kin have been notified.

As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the Correctional Service of 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

Bowden Institution

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