Inmate death at Millhaven Institution under police investigation - BERITAJA

The Ontario Provincial Police opportunity it is investigating aft an inmate who was earnestly wounded successful an altercation pinch different inmates astatine Millhaven Institution later died.

Darian Daignault, 28, died aft he suffered life-threatening injuries during the altercation astatine the maximum-security prison successful Bath, westbound of Kingston, connected May 3, said Correctional Service Canada (CSC).

Police said Daignault was wounded precocious successful the day and later died connected May 5. Daignault had served about 7 years of a condemnation that was group to past about 10 years and 3 months, said CSC.

According to Tracking (In)Justice, a information transparency task tally by researchers astatine respective Ontario universities and defense organizations, 86 group died successful custody successful Canada successful 2025. Five of those deaths were astatine Millhaven.

The OPP said it’s moving alongside CSC to analyse Daignault’s death. CSC is required to reappraisal the circumstances of immoderate deaths successful national prison.