There have been five inmate deaths while they were in custody at Winnipeg Remand Centre in 2016, which has prompted a review by Manitoba’s justice department.

“I have asked the Community Safety Division to conduct a systematic assessment to determine if there are common themes to these tragic events that need to be addressed,” Justice Minister Heather Stefanson said.

There have been a total of seven inmate deaths in 2016 in the province, according to a government spokesperson. There were the five in Winnipeg, one at the Headingley Correctional Centre and one at the Dauphin Correctional Centre.

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On Oct. 25, a man in custody at the Winnipeg centre died in hospital.

Manitoba Corrections said it is unable to provide additional information about the death because of privacy reasons.

Previously, another man, also in custody at the centre, died in hospital on Oct. 12.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba said that during the processing procedure at the centre, a struggle broke out and the man “suffered a medical emergency and became unresponsive”.

The man was taken by ambulance to Health Sciences Centre, where he was pronounced dead.

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Manitoba’s largest employees' union requested on Oct. 26 that the public hold off judgement on the deaths of two men until all facts are known.

“The province needs to clear the air – by bringing the investigations of these recent deaths to a conclusion, and by meeting with the families of these inmates,” Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union president Michelle Gawronsky said in a statement on Oct. 26.

“Correctional officers work under challenging, stressful, and often dangerous conditions. They take very seriously their professional responsibility to ensure a safe environment for both inmates and their co-workers.”