Jamestown, CA…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are searching for a minimum-security inmate who today walked away from the Sierra Conservation Center Baseline Conservation Camp in Tuolumne County.

At approximately 7 a.m., staff discovered inmate Jason Stout, 40, missing while conducting a count. A search of the camp buildings and grounds was immediately conducted. Sierra Conservation Center Crisis Response Team, Office of Correctional Safety, CAL FIRE, the California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies have been notified and are assisting in the search.

Stout is a white male, 5’9 feet tall, weighing 170 pounds with blue eyes and a bald head. He was last seen wearing orange prison clothing but may be in a gray sweatshirt and gray pants. He was received on June 20, 2014, from Los Angeles County to serve a sentence of 12 years and eight months for first-degree burglary. He was scheduled to parole in November 2021.

Anyone who sees Stout should contact 911 or law enforcement authorities immediately. Anyone having information about or knowledge of the location of Stout should contact the Baseline Conservation Camp Lt. D. Fish at (209) 984-4464.

Since 1977, 99 percent of all offenders who have left an adult institution, camp or community-based program without permission have been apprehended.