Philly police search for escaped prisoner

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From NBC Philadelphia

Police are searching for a man who they say escaped from a local prison.

Lenwood Burell Douglas, 28, was last seen in the Philadelphia area around 12:55 a.m. on Monday.

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Police say Douglas failed to report to a new facility in Philadelphia which he was being assigned to. They also say he failed to return to Wernersville Community Corrections Center in South Heidelberg Township, Berks County, where he was previously staying.

Police describe Douglas as a black male standing 5-foot-8 and weighing 168 pounds.

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