Drumheller prisoner found dead days after fellow inmate's death

Officials at the Drumheller Institution east of Calgary are investigating after a second inmate died in the space of one week.

Martin Pinkus, 47, was found unresponsive in his cell in the prisons medium security unit on Wednesday.

• Inmate found dead at Drumheller Institution

Staff performed CPR and took him to the Drumheller Health Centre where he was pronounced dead, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said in a release.

Pinkus had been serving an indeterminate sentence for second-degree murder, aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm since 1999.

As in all cases involving an inmate's death, CSC will review the circumstances. Police and the medical examiner will also review thedeath.

Earl William Davenport, 56, was found dead in his cell at theDrumhellerInstitution on Monday.

He was convicted in 1987 of first- and second-degree murder in the deaths of his sister-in-law and her friend. Hewas serving an indeterminate sentence.