HUNTSVILLE, Ala. —

A search is underway for an Alabama inmate who escaped from a work release program in Huntsville.

Phillip Russell Deason, 66, left his assigned job location at about 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections.

He is described as being 5' 9" tall and weighs 180 pounds. He has red or auburn hair and blue eyes.

Deason was wearing blue jeans, a white shirt and a ball cap.

He is serving a life sentence for theft in Montgomery.

Officials ask anyone with information concerning Deason's location to call local police or the Alabama Department of Corrections at 1-800-831-8825.

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