Coroner’s inquest wraps up with five jury recommendations

A coroner’s inquest into the death of 47-year-old Kenny Hoddinott wrapped up on Monday with five recommendations from the jury.  The Newfoundland man died at the Provincial Correctional Centre in Sleepy Hollow in December 2021 from a cardiac event, just hours after being
detained for public intoxication.  The recommendations from the jury include one that there should be a defibrillator available in all wings of the correctional centre, and that consideration be given to having a camera in all cells.  There had been no inquest planned after Hoddinott’s death, but Justice Minister Bloyce Thompson said in January 2022 an inquest was needed to provide transparency and prevent future deaths at the correctional centre.