August 18, 2015 – Campbellford, Ontario – Correctional Service Canada
On August 16, 2015, Jordy Joseph Mackay, an inmate at Warkworth Institution 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. Mackay, 31 years old, had been serving an indeterminate sentence since December 10, 2004, for Armed Robbery and Forcible Confinement.
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.
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Cindy Herrington
Assistant Warden Management Services
Warkworth Institution
705-924-8104
