Skeptical Arkansas lawmakers seemed unwilling to accept Thursday that the escape of a convicted murderer and rapist was the fault of only two prison employees.

The head of the Arkansas Board of Corrections told state lawmakers the violations allowed Grant Hardin to escape from the Calico Rock prison wearing a makeshift law enforcement uniform on May 25.

The head of the Arkansas Board of Corrections told state lawmakers the violations allowed Grant Hardin to escape from the Calico Rock prison wearing a makeshift law enforcement uniform on May 25.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Two employees at an Arkansas prison where an inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” escaped have been fired for policy violations, corrections officials said Thursday ...

CALICO ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC) is facing questions by Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday, July 10, over the escape and subsequent manhunt for Grant Hardin, a former ...

Magness claimed one employee let Hardin walk outside the building unsupervised, and another let Hardin travel through the gate.

Two Arkansas prison employees fired for policy violations. The head of the Arkansas Board of Corrections told state lawmakers the violations allowed Grant Hardin to escape from the Calico Rock ...

CALICO ROCK, Ark. — A subcommittee for the Arkansas Legislative Council is set to investigate and review the prisoner escape at Calico Rock Prison that happened in June.

On June 6, Hardin was captured just a mile-and-a-half west of the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock, Arkansas, according to state Department of Corrections spokesperson Rand Champion.