On June 25, 2015, Zane Weatherbee, an inmate from the medium security unit at Dorchester Penitentiary, was found unresponsive in his cell.
Staff members immediately began performing CPR and emergency services were called. The inmate could not be resuscitated.
At the time of his death, Mr. Weatherbee, 49 years old, had been serving an indeterminate sentence since November 2, 1982 for First Degree Murder.
The inmate’s next of kin have been notified of his death.
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.
Nadine Boucher
Chief of Administration / Media Spokesperson
Dorchester Penitentiary
(506) 379-4015
