One person is dead in what appears to be a mass accidental drug-use poisoning at Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton Tuesday night. Police were called to the jail at the dinner hour on a report that many inmates needed medical attention. Six were taken to hospital, of which one died. All of the inmates involved were confined to the same cellblock. Police apparently know about an “illegal drug” present in the cellblock. It’s unclear how the drug made its way into the jail. In a statement, the province’s Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services would not confirm the overdoses, saying only that six inmates were found in “medical distress” and that staff performed first aid before paramedics arrived. The CBC says that should the coroner find the death was not the result of natural causes, a mandatory inquest is required.
