BC RCMP Should Review Vulnerable Prisoner Care After in-Custody Death: Inquest
The jury urged reviews of prisoner monitoring, handover records and guard training after finding gaps in care for a woman who had not eaten for more than 51 hours.
- A jury in the Coroners Service inquest released eight recommendations on Wednesday following the 2016 death of Patricia Ann Wilson, who died while in custody at the White Rock RCMP detachment.
- Wilson was taken into RCMP custody on March 25, 2016, and died four days later; an Independent Investigations Office report released in May 2024 found she had not eaten in more than 51 hours, far exceeding the 14-hour minimum standard.
- Directing five recommendations to RCMP Division, jurors urged improved watch commander oversight, cumulative prisoner-status summaries, and mandatory fields for tracking medical vulnerabilities, medications, and substance dependence risks.
- For the city of White Rock, jurors recommended reviewing detention-guard hiring and competency requirements; recommendations concerning paramedic clinical assessment were separately directed to Emergency Health Services.
- The final recommendations call for recurring training across RCMP, White Rock, and EHS on recognizing medical deterioration, accurate recordkeeping, and reducing bias when assessing vulnerable prisoners.
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BC RCMP should review vulnerable prisoner care after in-custody death: Inquest - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
The jury in the BC Coroners Service inquest into the death of a woman in White Rock RCMP cells more than a decade ago has made eight recommendations — with several focusing on reviewing current practices and training — for the RCMP, city of White Rock, and BC Emergency Health Services. The inquest, which started on Sept. 15, was a non-fault-finding public inquiry that looked into how Patricia Ann Wilson, 58, died while in custody at the White Ro…
BC RCMP should review vulnerable prisoner care after in-custody death: Inquest - Northern Sentinel
The jury in the BC Coroners Service inquest into the death of a woman in White Rock RCMP cells more than a decade ago has made eight recommendations — with several focusing on reviewing current practices and training — for the RCMP, city of White Rock, and BC Emergency Health Services. The inquest, which started on Sept. 15, was a non-fault-finding public inquiry that looked into how Patricia Ann Wilson, 58, died while in custody at the White Ro…
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