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INMATE ESCAPES FROM MINIMUM SECURITY PÊ SÂKÂSTÊW CENTRE

Hobbema, Alberta, October 16, 2009 - At approximately 15:30 on Friday, October 16, 2009, inmate Nicholas Franklin STEINHAUER escaped from Pê Sâkâstêw Centre. Police were notified and a warrant for the inmate's arrest was issued.

STEINHAUER, 22 years old, is serving two years and three months for five counts of Break and Enter.

STEINHAUER weighs approximately 210 pounds, and is 5' 9" feet tall. He has a medium complexion with brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of STEINHAUER is asked to contact police.

The Correctional Service of Canada will be conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the escape.

Pê Sâkâstêw Centre is a federal minimum-security facility in Hobbema, Alberta that accommodates 60 inmates.

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For more information, media representatives may contact:

Fred Jewett
A/Assistant Warden Management Services
Pê Sâkâstêw Centre
Correctional Service of Canada
Telephone: 780-585-5002
Cell: 780-361-6745