An inquest gets underway today for seven men who died in drug overdoses while at Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton, Ont., between June 2017 and October 2019.

Five of the seven were originally from Waterloo region or Guelph.

The following died either at Maplehurst or after transfer to Halton Healthcare, with their dates of death included:

• Wesley Da Silva, 40, of Cambridge, Oct. 4, 2019.
• Cory Hemstead, 31, of Brampton, June 19, 2029.
• Shawn Irvine, 38, of Kitchener, Oct. 29, 2018.
• Derek John…