The parents of a man who died after being assaulted by three other inmates at the Brandon Correctional Centre says the jail failed to ensure his safety after he was placed in or around a unit with gang members, even though they knew he had no gang affiliation himself.

Collin James Kempthorne, 44, died weeks after he was attacked by other inmates while being held in custody at the provincial medium-security jail in southwestern Manitoba.

His parents have filed a lawsuit that names the provincial g…