Officers from Jefferson and Franklin County have confirmed that 3 juveniles escaped from the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center on Wednesday afternoon. The 3 17-year-old juveniles escaped at around 1230pm on Wednesday afternoon. They were last seen along Highland Street in Benton, moving in the southeastern direction. Suspect 1 is a 5-foot, 6-inch tall white male, weighing 115 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Suspect 2 is a 5’9 white male, weighing 163 pounds, with brown hair and blue yes. Suspect number 3 is a 5’3 white male, with brown hair and blue eyes. He also has a scar near his eye. All 3 suspects were last seen wearing navy blue pants and a grey t-shirt. The Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center houses minors who are involved in the juvenile justice system, within 26 rural southern Illinois communities. If you have any additional information on these 3 escaped juveniles, call the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 618-438-48-41 or to your local law enforcement agency.