SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, Aug. 9, 2024 /CNW/ - On August 8, 2024, Sebastien Boisvert, an inmate from Archambault Institution, died while in our custody.

At the time of death, the inmate had been serving an indeterminate sentence, which commenced on October 5, 2005, for second-degree murder. 

The person's next of kin have been notified.

As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) will review the circumstances. CSC policy requires that the police and the coroner be notified.

Associated links

CSC Website
Commissioner's Directive:  Death of an Inmate
Deaths in custody
Archambault Institution

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SOURCE Correctional Services Canada - Quebec