Warning after inmate escapes from minimum security NSW prison

A prisoner has escaped a minimum security jail in central western NSW.

Police have been searching for Jake Skaines, 23, after he went missing from the Oberon Correctional Facility on Wednesday afternoon.

He described as being of Caucasian appearance, 162cm tall and medium build was last seen wearing prison greens.

"He has tattoos on his left arm, including the word 'Auzzie', a star symbol and a Southern Cross," police said.

Police warned the public not to approach him but to contact Triple Zero.