The search is on for an inmate who escaped from the minimum support facility at Folsom State Prison, corrections officials said Sunday. Inmate Justin Franks, 27, was discovered missing during an inmate count at 9 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Staff searched surrounding areas for Franks, and local law enforcement officials were notified of his disappearance. Officials described Franks as being 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing 143 pounds. He has brown eyes and short black hair, and was last seen at 7 p.m. wearing a light blue shirt and blue pants that said “CDCR Prisoner” on them.The corrections department said Franks came to them from San Bernardino County in July and was serving a first-degree burglary sentence. He was scheduled to be released in June of next year. Officials ask anyone who sees Franks to contact their area law enforcement agency.

The search is on for an inmate who escaped from the minimum support facility at Folsom State Prison, corrections officials said Sunday.

Inmate Justin Franks, 27, was discovered missing during an inmate count at 9 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.


Staff searched surrounding areas for Franks, and local law enforcement officials were notified of his disappearance.

Officials described Franks as being 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing 143 pounds. He has brown eyes and short black hair, and was last seen at 7 p.m. wearing a light blue shirt and blue pants that said “CDCR Prisoner” on them.

The corrections department said Franks came to them from San Bernardino County in July and was serving a first-degree burglary sentence. He was scheduled to be released in June of next year.

Officials ask anyone who sees Franks to contact their area law enforcement agency.