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Inmate walks away from Jean Conservation Camp

Police are looking for an inmate who walked away from a minimum-security facility in Jean on Tuesday, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Mary Mitchell, 44, was discovered missing about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday during a count at the Jean Conservation Camp.

She arrived at the camp on Nov. 24 from the Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center and was serving 20-50 months for grand larceny, theft and burglary, according to a release from the corrections department Wednesday.

Mitchell is 5 feet 4 inches tall, with brown eyes, dark brown hair, a slender build and multiple tattoos, according to the release.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call 911 or their local law enforcement agency.

Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @lawrenlinehan

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