Death of an inmate from Regional Psychiatric Centre

July 18, 2025 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Correctional Service Canada

On July 18, 2025, Mary Ellen Young, an inmate from the Regional Psychiatric Centre, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.

At the time of death, the inmate was 44 years old and had been serving an indeterminate sentence, which commenced on December 6, 2011.

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.