A search is underway for convicted inmate Jose Awad, who escaped from Lusignan Prison, on Tuesday.
Awad, who was working at the snackette in the Cecil Kilkenny Training School compound, managed to flee around 13:00 hours when left unsupervised for a brief period.

Awad, hailing from Redlock Lima Sand, Essequibo, is serving a two-year sentence for break and enter and simple larceny.
In response to his escape, several search teams have been deployed across different areas to locate and recapture him.
The Director of Prisons is appealing to members of the public, relatives, and friends to give any relevant information as to the whereabouts of the escapee so that he can be captured and returned to the prison.

“An appeal is also made to the escapee to surrender to the police or relevant authority, to avoid any serious confrontation that is likely to result in the use of force. All information will be treated with a high degree of confidence and also the rights of the escapee will be respected and upheld,” Guyana Prison Service said in a statement.

An appeal was also made directly to Awad, urging him to surrender to avoid any serious confrontation that could lead to the use of force.
Additionally, the supervising officer responsible at the time of the escape has been placed under close arrest while investigations by the prison service and police force are conducted.
Anyone with information on Jose Awad’s location is asked to contact the Officer-in-Charge at Lusignan Prison or the nearest police station.