A search was underway for an inmate who walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp, authorities said.
Around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday night, Jan. 28, staffers discovered 38-year-old Jessie Meza was missing during a head count, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.
Local law enforcement was notified.
Meza was described as 5-feet, 5-inches tall, weighing about 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing gray shorts and thermals, white tennis shoes and a state-issued orange jacket.
He was transferred to Acton from Kern County in March 2022 to serve 16 years for assault with a firearm with an enhancement for use of a firearm and possessing a firearm as a felon — both second-strike offenses — and vandalism, the state department said.
Anyone with information regarding Meza’s whereabouts was asked to contact Special Agent Brian Ellis at 951-232-3696, any law enforcement agency or 911.