POLICE have today sent out a warning to the public after an inmate of Hollesley Bay Open Prison, near Woodbridge, absconded in the early hours of the morning.

POLICE have today sent out a warning to the public after an inmate of Hollesley Bay Open Prison, near Woodbridge, absconded in the early hours of the morning.

People are being urged to contact their local police station and not to approach the man if they spot him.

Freeman Campbell, who is 35 years old and black, was discovered missing at 6.50am today. He is supposed to be serving five years and six months for drug offences.