An inmate has died at a regional prison over the past Thanksgiving long weekend.
Gojko Spanovic, an inmate from Joyceville Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes on October 11.
At the time of death, the inmate was 62 years old and had been serving a sentence of nine years and eight months since August 19 of this year.
The inmate’s next of kin have been notified.
As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the Correctional Service of Canada will review the circumstances.


