Death of an inmate from the Regional Treatment Centre (Pacific Institution)

January 30, 2025 – Abbotsford, British Columbia – Correctional Service Canada

On January 27, 2025, Jonathon Reginald Taylor, an inmate from the Regional Treatment Centre (Pacific Institution), died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.

At the time of death, the inmate was 92 years old and had been serving an indeterminate sentence, which commenced on August 27, 1997.

The inmate’s next of kin have been notified.

As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will review the circumstances. CSC policy requires that the police and the coroner be notified.