A public inquest into the death of Lynette Kakakaway will be held Monday, September 15 to 19, 2025, at the Coronet Hotel, 3551 2nd Avenue West, in Prince Albert.
Kakakaway, 33, was found unresponsive in her cell at the Pine Grove Provincial Correctional Centre on June 24, 2022.
EMS was called and staff began life-saving efforts.
EMS arrived and took over her care shortly after, but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and she was pronounced deceased.
Section 20 of The Coroners Act, 1999 states that the Chief Coroner shall hold an inquest into the death of a person who dies while an inmate at a jail or a correctional facility, unless the coroner is satisfied that the person’s death was due entirely to natural causes and was not preventable.
The Saskatchewan Coroners Service is responsible for the investigation of all sudden, unexpected deaths.
The purpose of an inquest is to establish who died, when and where that person died and the medical cause and manner of death.
The coroner’s jury may make recommendations to prevent similar deaths.
Coroner Aaron Fox, K.C. will preside at the inquest.