EDMONTON – The Correctional Service of Canada said it is reviewing the death of an inmate who was serving time at a maximum security prison in Edmonton.
Officials said Jason Croft, who was 38, was found unresponsive in his cell Wednesday at the Edmonton Institution.
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He was later pronounced dead at Fort Saskatchewan Hospital.
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Croft had been serving a sentence since 2013 for drug, weapons and other offences.
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The correctional service said police and the medical examiner have also been notified.
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