A search effort was underway in southwest Atlanta after an inmate escaped from the Fulton County Jail. The inmate, later found, had been without footwear and still wore a jail uniform. He was located near a library in the Mechanicsville area, not far from a juvenile correction center.

The escape occurred early Thursday morning, prompting a response from police officers and deputies. The inmate was found nearly three hours after his escape, with the help of witnesses who reported his presence at a nearby homeless encampment. Further details about the incident are available from local news sources, including the circumstances of the inmate's escape and his background.