Inmate death at Atlantic Institution

Tara Clow March 4, 2026 2:23 pm Last Updated on March 4, 2026 2:26 pm

Correctional Service Canada is reporting the death of an inmate in Renous.

Calvin Lewis was serving a life sentence when he died while in custody at the Atlantic Institution on March 2.

Correctional Service Canada says the 55-year-old had been behind bars since July 5, 2023.

According to archives, Lewis admitted to the stabbing death of his partner, 43-year-old Tina Tingley-McAleer, at a Hillsborough home, near Moncton, in May 2020.

He was convicted of second-degree murder.

CSC has not said how Lewis died.

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