An Alabama state inmate escaped Wednesday afternoon from her Birmingham job site, state officials say.

Paula Smith, 56, who is incarcerated at the Birmingham Work Release Center, left her assigned job location at around 1:30 p.m., according to the Alabama Department of Corrections.

The exact location of Smith's job site wasn't released.

Smith was convicted out of Elmore County in June 2009 on the charge of second-degree burglary. She is serving a 20 year sentence.

Smith is 5-foot 5 inches tall and weighs about 145 pounds. She has red hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and black pants.

Anyone with information on Smith's whereabouts is asked to call police or the ADOC at 1-800-831-8825.