Released on March 16, 1998
Chief Coroner Dr. John Nyssen today announced that an inquest into the
death of Priscilla Taniskishayinew will be held April 2, 1998 in
Prince Albert.
Taniskishayinew, 20, died at Kelvington Hospital in Kelvington. Prior
to her death, Taniskishayinew was an inmate at the Pine Grove
Correctional Centre at Prince Albert.
On February 2, 1997 Taniskishayinew was found in her cell requiring
medical treatment. Treatment was administered at Victoria Hospital in
Prince Albert and Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. She was
then transferred to her home community of Kelvington, where she died
on February 13, 1997.
Section 9 of The Coroners Act requires an inquest to be held when an
inmate dies in a jail, penitentiary, lockup or correctional facility.
The inquest will be held April 2,1998 at Courtroom 3, McIntosh Mall,
800 Central Avenue, Prince Albert. The presiding coroner will be Mr.
R.E.G. Smith.
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For more information, contact:
Dr. John Nyssen
Coroner's Branch
Saskatchewan Justice
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-5541