PROVIDENCE — An inmate at Rhode Island’s Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston who walked off a work assignment on Thursday remains at large on Friday morning, officials said.
Authorities are searching for 26-year-old Joshua Torres. Court records show Torres was most recently convicted in 2022 on a pair of weapons-related charges.
He was also convicted in 2016 for burglary, first-degree robbery, and conspiracy, the filings show.
In a statement, J.R. Ventura, a spokesman for the Department of Corrections, said the inmate, who had been held in the Minimum Security facility, was “working outside and walked away (absconded) from his job assignment.”
“The matter is under investigation by the ACI’s Investigative Unit,” Ventura said.
Michael Winquist, chief of Cranston police, told the Globe on Friday that the unit and Rhode Island State Police were “investigating the escape and attempting to apprehend the inmate.”
“There is no information to suggest the escapee is still in Cranston,” Winquist wrote in a text message.
Christopher Gavin can be reached at christopher.gavin@globe.com.