Escape and Recapture of Inmate from Willow Cree Healing Lodge

December 15, 2017 – Duck Lake, Saskatchewan – Correctional Service Canada

On December 13, 2017 staff members at Willow Cree Healing Lodge, a minimum security federal institution, determined that Dean Lachance had left the property without authorization. He was immediately apprehended by CSC staff members.

CSC is conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Ensuring the safety and security of institutions, staff, and public remains the highest priority in the operations of the federal correctional system.

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