Two male inmates from the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre were rushed to hospital early this morning after one was found without vital signs.

He was later pronounced dead in hospital. The second patient is in stable condition.

Police say the inmate’s death was not the result of a homicide or a suicide but may have been due to drugs or misadventure.

Emergency responders were called to the Barton St. jail at around 12:55 a.m. Friday, and police are still investigating.

The coroner’s office has been called in to determine the cause of death

There have been at least five inmate deaths since 2012. An inquest into these deaths was launched by the province this August.

With files from the Canadian Press