Police are pursuing a prisoner on the loose from Wernersville Community Corrections Center.
Authorities said that Mari Onell Cedeno-Roman Jr., 29, was approved and given leave from the prison, but he never came back.
Cedeno-Roman is described as 310 pounds, 5'9'', with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about the escapee is asked to call Crime Alerts Berks County 1-877-373-9913.
Law enforcement said the prisoner was due back Saturday afternoon.