Kendal Lee Campeau, who spent much of his life in prison, died from a methadone overdose at the Regional Treatment Centre in British Columbia while serving a seven-year sentence. Before his death, Campeau was transferred from Saskatchewan to Kent Institution. He was approaching his statutory release date, having little over a year and a half remaining on his sentence. The leading causes of death among inmates serving determinate sentences include suicide and overdoses, reflecting a disturbing trend of inmate fatalities close to their release dates.
Kendal Lee Campeau, who had a history of legal troubles, died of a methadone overdose while serving a seven-year sentence at Pacific Institution's Regional Treatment Centre.
Campeau had a little more than a year and a half left on his determinative sentence before he would be eligible for release.
Statistics show that the leading cause of death for inmates serving determinate sentences is suicide, with overdoses being the second leading cause of death.
The trend indicates a rising concern of inmates dying shortly before their release dates.
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