Inmate who escaped Winnipeg healing lodge turns herself in

A woman serving a life sentence for second-degree murder escaped a minimum-security healing lodge in Winnipeg late Monday night, then turned herself in roughly 14 hours later.

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says Joyce Kringuk turned herself in to Winnipeg police shortly before noon Tuesday.

Staff saw the 42-year-old Kringuk fleeing the Eagle Women’s Lodge on Ellice Avenue through a back door around 10:15 p.m., and immediately contacted Winnipeg police.

“Ensuring the safety and security of institutions, staff, and public remains the highest priority in the operations of the federal correctional system,” CSC said in a statement.

The healing lodge and CSC say they are conducting an investigation into the circumstances of the escape.