CSC reports death of an inmate at Joyceville Institution

An inmate from Joyceville Institution has died while in custody of Correctional Service Canada (CSC) on Thursday, Jul. 18, 2019.

According to CSC, the inmate, Ryan Hamon, 39, had been serving a nine-year sentence since Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2019 for sexual assault, possession of child pornography, printing/publishing child pornography, and distribution of child pornography.

The inmate’s next of kin have been notified of his death.

“As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) will review the circumstances,” CSC said in a press release on Friday, Jul. 19, 2019. “CSC policy requires that the police and the coroner be notified. “