Nassau, Bahamas - At
about 12:00 p.m. today’s date (Saturday, 26 September 2015) remanded inmate Christopher
Andrew Kemp was found unresponsive in his cell. The institution's Medical
Officer was contacted and on arrival conducted an examination. At the
conclusion of the examination, the inmate was pronounced dead. The cause of death
is unknown.
Her
Majesty’s Coroner and the Royal Bahamas Police Force were contacted. The matter
is under investigation and no further information is available at this time. All other inmates at The Bahamas Department of
Correctional Services remain in safe custody.
Patrick
P. Wright
Commissioner
of Correctional Services