Kendal Lee Campeau spent most of his life in and out of prison. The last time he went in, he never came out.

He was serving a seven-year sentence for assault, escaping lawful custody and possession of illicit substances, among other charges. In 2021, less than two years from his statutory release date, the 31-year-old died of a methadone overdose.

Campeau died at Pacific Institution's Regional Treatment Centre (RTC) in B.C., a specialized prison for inmates with mental health issues. Prior to this, he had been transferred from Saskatchewan Penitentiary's RTC to Kent Institution in Agassiz, B.C.

"Kendal was a very wild child, he got into a lot of trouble with the law," Campeau's sister, Ashley Fontaine, recently told CBC News, while sitting on her plant-filled deck in Garson, Man.

"All

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