Handcuffed inmate still on the run

AAP

A HANDCUFFED prisoner who escaped custody on the NSW mid-north coast on Monday is still on the run, prompting a police appeal for the public to help find him.

Cleveland Madden, 22, appeared in Kempsey Local Court about 4pm on Monday (AEST) but managed to escape while getting into a prison van after the hearing.

He had been serving time at the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre for breaching parole, and was facing court on property-related charges including aggravated break, enter and steal.

He is Aboriginal in appearance, with a slim build and dark brown eyes, and was wearing green prison clothes at the time of his escape.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to call police on triple-zero.