The inquest is scheduled to take place Jan. 9 to Jan. 23 in Prince Albert.
Cassandra Ross was found unresponsive in her cell at the jail on July 29, 2020. A media release at the time said staff attempted to resuscitate her and paramedics took her to Victoria Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Inquests are a public fact-finding — not fault-finding — process that establishes who died, when and how. The process may also highlight dangerous conditions or practices, and the six-member jury can make non-binding recommendations. The chief coroner, under the provincial Coroners Act, must hold an inquest whenever someone dies in custody, unless they are satisfied the death was due entirely to natural causes and was not preventable.
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