Deaths in correctional facilities trending upward, BC Coroners Service says
May 23, 2024
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.It says that while the annual average during that time period was 17 deaths, 25 inmates died in 2023.
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