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A coroner’s inquest has been scheduled to investigate the death of an inmate at the Regina Correctional Centre last year.
Elton Heebner was found unresponsive in his cell at the facility on Sept. 2, 2018. Medical personnel who responded to the call pronounced Heebner dead.
The inquest is scheduled for Nov. 25-29 at the Holiday Inn and Suites at 1800 Prince of Wales Dr., in Regina.
According to a media release issued Monday, the Coroners Act requires the province’s chief coroner to hold an inquest whenever a person dies in jail or a correctional facility “unless the coroner is satisfied that the person’s death was due entirely to natural causes and was not preventable.”
After the inquest, the coroner’s jury can make recommendations to prevent similar deaths.