Deaths in correctional facilities trending upward, BC Coroners Service says

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VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service says inmate deaths in the province have been trending upward. The agency says the deaths of 188 people in provincial and federal correctional facilities were reported between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2023.

The agency says the deaths of 188 people in provincial and federal correctional facilities were reported between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2023.

The agency notes that its data is preliminary and also excludes deaths at halfway houses, in police custody and at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital.

 

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