According to Cowley County Emergency Management, prison staff were told inmate Robert Terrell jumped a fence on the east side of the facility in Winfield just before 9 p.m. Saturday.
Kansas Department of Corrections records show Terrell was moved to Winfield Correctional Facility on Wednesday.
Terrell was convicted of raping a child.
Terrell is a 36-year-old white man with red hair. His is 5'5 and weighs approximately 155 pounds.
Anyone who sees Terrell should not approach him and call 911.
The Winfield Correctional Facility is a transitional, minimum-security prison only surrounded by chain-link fencing. The prison can house up to 554 inmates.
