4 men charged with first degree murder at Drumheller prison
Posted Feb 25, 2022 2:13 pm.
Last Updated Feb 25, 2022 2:55 pm.
Four men have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of an inmate at a federal prison in southern Alberta.
Correctional Service Canada says David Klassen was found dead on Monday at Drumheller Institution after a serious assault.
Those charged in connection with Klassen’s death — men ranging in age from 19 to 26 — were scheduled to appear Friday in Drumheller provincial court.
Klassen had been serving a sentence for manslaughter since march 2017.
The Drumheller Institution is a medium-security prison with a capacity of up to 600 inmates and has been in operation since the late 1960s.
