Monday, October 4, 2010

Coroner's Inquest Makes Recommendations


A coroner's jury is recommending increased staff training and searches of inmates after examining the death of an Atikokan man at the Fort Frances district jail.

An inquest into the August 2009 death of 21-year old Dylan Wreggitt determined he died accidentally of opiate toxicity.

The jury made a total of eight recommendation after hearing two-days of testimony last week in Fort Frances.

They included the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services making resources available to staff for enhancing training regarding drug screening and that the Fort Frances jail consider using OPP K-9 units to conduct random weekly searches of the cells.