An inmate has escaped from the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth.
Ryan Taylor Wilband, 43, escaped on Monday, August 22, at about 12:30 p.m. He is five feet six inches tall, weighs about 140 pounds, is bald and has brown eyes.
Mr. Wilband was on remand at the facility for several charges, including robbery, theft under $5,000, committing an offence with a weapon and breaches of probation.
Halifax Regional Police are leading the investigation to find Mr. Wilband. Anyone who has information should call 911 or a local law enforcement agency.
The Department of Justice is conducting a full review of this incident.
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