An internal review reveals that a former police chief, known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," spent months planning his escape ...

Hardin had been misclassified and shouldn’t have been held at the primarily medium-security prison, according to the review.

Arkansas corrections officials revealed critical missteps in Grant Hardin's escape in a newly released report.

A document released by the Arkansas Department of Corrections reveals new information about how a former police chief serving time for murder and rape was able to escape from the North Central Unit in ...

Lax security, policy mistakes and staff missteps allowed convicted murderer and rapist Grant Hardin to escape from the North ...

The report provides the first public account of the incident from Hardin, including his planning and what he did before being ...

A former police chief serving time for rape and murder who walked away from a state prison was incorrectly classified and ...

Payne said Hardin should have been a C-5 custody classification, which is the highest ranking, but the DOC's system did not ...

Additional employees at an Arkansas prison have been disciplined for not following procedures at a prison where an inmate ...

On June 6, 2025, officials with the Stone County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Grant Hardin, who was once the police chief of a small Arkansas town, had been found and taken into custody.

Grant Hardin, a former Arkansas police chief and inmate, escaped the North Central Unit on May 25, according to officials. He's considered extremely dangerous.

His new charge of second-degree escape could add 5 to 20 years to his current sentences. How Grant Hardin escaped Hardin escaped from the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock, Arkansas.