Edmonton Institution put on lockdown after suspicious death
Posted Feb 27, 2011 8:16 am.
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The Edmonton Institution is in lockdown following the suspicious death of a inmate.
In a release, Correctional Services of Canada says a inmate was found dead Saturday night, with the jail then locked down.
Edmonton City Police are on scene trying to determine what happened, while Correctional Services has also launched a review.
The lockdown will stay in place until management deem it safe to lift, and all inmate visits have been cancelled.
The institution is a maximum security federal penitentiary holding 279 inmates.
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