Inmate death at Bath Institution

Inmate death at Bath Institution

  • April 11, 2020 - 10:45 AM
  • InQuinte.ca staff
  • News, Quinte

Correctional Service Canada is reporting a death at a medium-security facility west of Kingston.

Joseph Meagher, 62, an inmate from Bath Institution died while in custody yesterday of apparent natural causes.

He was serving a sentence of a little more than five years for sexual interference, sexual assault and possession of child pornography since August 2016.

The inmate's next of kin have been notified -- Correctional Services Canada will review the circumstances and notify the police and the coroner, as in any case involving the death of an inmate.
 

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