An inmate in custody at the Madawaska Regional Correctional Centre in Saint-Hilaire has died.
The Department of Justice says Jarrett Lorne Lunn was found unresponsive on March 31.
The 24-year-old was taken to the Edmundston Regional Hospital, where he died on Thursday.
According to the department, Lunn was being held on remand awaiting a court appearance.
RCMP are investigating, and the department says a coroner’s inquest will be held into Lunn’s death.
Details of the inquest will be determined after all investigations have been concluded.