A PRISONER is on the run today after absconding from a Suffolk jail.

A PRISONER is on the run today after absconding from a Suffolk jail.

Jamie Arnold, 23, was last seen around 2pm on Friday and was reported missing from Hollesley Bay at about 5pm.

Arnold, who was serving two years nine months for robbery and has connections with both Ipswich and Felixstowe, is described as white, 5ft 10incs, of medium build, short brown receding hair, blue eyes and a spotty complexion.

He has tattoos of names on his left forearm and both biceps and has a scar on his eyebrow.

Police are advising people not to approach him but to call 999.

Anyone with information about Arnold's whereabouts should call Suffolk police on 01473 613500.