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Woman dies while in custody of Women's Correctional Centre

The woman's family has been notified, but due to privacy reasons, the province is not releasing further information.

Woman in her 40s died Saturday, first in-custody death since jail opened in 2012

Orinthia Babb · CBC News ·
The exterior of the Women's Correctional Centre in Headingley, Man.
The Women's Correctional Centre in Headingley, Man., opened in 2012. (CBC)

A 40-year-old woman who was in custody at the Women's Correctional Centre in Headingley, Man., died on Saturday, the province said in a news release. 

The woman's family has been notified, but due to privacy reasons, the province is not releasing further information.

This is the first in-custody death to be reported at the facility just west of Winnipeg since 2012, when the Women's Correctional Centre opened, the news release stated.

The death was reported to the chief medical examiner for investigation.

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Orinthia Babb

Orinthia Babb is a reporter with CBC News. She was also an associate producer with CBC Manitoba's current affairs department. Contact her via email: orinthia.babb@cbc.ca

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