SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, Pa. -- Pennsylvania State Police are searching for an inmate that escaped.

They say Michael Mudge was last seen leaving the Susquehanna County Jail in Bridgewater just before 9 a.m. Friday. He was on an approved work release program and never returned.

Police say Mudge is self-employed. He's described as 5-feet-11-inches tall, about 180 pounds, with short brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Pennsylvania State Police at (570) 465-3154.