SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC,
May 23,
2024 /CNW/ - On May 21,
2024, Steven BĂ©langer, an inmate from Archambault
Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural
causes.
At the time of death, the inmate had been serving a sentence of
three years and six months which commenced on February 25, 2022, for possession of substances
for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by
crime under $5,000 and failure to
comply with a probation order.
The inmate's next of kin have been notified.
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
Archambault Institution
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SOURCE Correctional Services Canada - Quebec