HOBBEMA, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Oct. 16, 2009) - At approximately 15:30 on Friday, October 16, 2009, inmate Nicholas Franklin STEINHAUER escaped from Pê Sâkâstêw Centre. Police were notified and a warrant for the inmate's arrest was issued.

STEINHAUER is 22 years old, serving 2 years 3 months for five counts of Break and Enter.

STEINHAUER weighs approximately 210 pounds, and is 5' 9" feet tall. He has a medium complexion with brown eyes and black hair. 

Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of STEINHAUER is asked to contact police.

The Correctional Service of Canada will be conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the escape. 

Pê Sâkâstêw Centre is a federal minimum-security facility in Hobbema, Alberta that accommodates 60 inmates.