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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DEATH AT FERNDALE INSTITUTION

MISSION, BC, October 11, 2005 - The inmate who passed away at Ferndale Institution early Monday morning has been identified as Gordon Richardson, 51.

Next-of-kin has been notified.

He was serving a four-year sentence for robbery which commenced October 15, 2003.

Cause of death has yet to be determined.

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For more information, media representatives may contact:

Arlene Thygesen
Assistant Warden, Management Services
(604) 820-5755