There are four Fatality Inquiries related to deaths at the Drumheller Institution scheduled for Drumheller sittings.
According to the Alberta Government website a Fatality Inquiry is a legal proceeding before a Court of Justice judge that helps clarify the circumstances of a death. They can also provide insight and recommendations to prevent similar deaths.
These are ordered by the Minister of Justice and occur after all investigations and criminal charges are completed.
The Inquiry for Jason Claude Tremblay, 42, is slated for August 9, 2024, in front of Justice G.S. Dunnigan. On August 19, 2019, Tremblay was stabbed multiple times by two other inmates at the Drumheller Institution. Giovanni James Alexis and Richard George Paul were charged in relation to his death.
Three Fatality Inquiries have been scheduled for April 14-17, 2025, to be heard by Justice K. Molle.
Cody Derek Osterland, 23 was found unresponsive in his segregated cell on September 21, 2016.
Anatoly Leonhard Eichmann, 29, was discovered on February 17, 2018 unresponsive in his cell. Just three days later Brandon Lee Mirva, 26 was also found unresponsive in his cell.
After an inquiry is complete, the judge releases a report to the public and to the Minister of Justice. The report identifies the deceased and outlines the date, time, place and circumstances of death. The report may make recommendations about how to prevent similar deaths. Fatality inquiry reports can’t make any findings of legal responsibility.
