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

( NewsNation) — Grant Hardin, the so-called “ Devil in the Ozarks ,” spent six months planning his escape from an Arkansas ...

The “Devil in the Ozarks” killer spent months biding his time and collecting supplies to prepare for his whirlwind escape from an Arkansas prison in late May that sparked a two-week manhunt, according ...

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

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

According to corrections officials, Hardin was allowed onto the prison kitchen’s back dock at 1:58 p.m. on the day of the escape. He fled nearly an hour later, at 2:53 p.m.

Grant Hardin, a 56-year-old murderer and rapist, was captured on June 6, approximately 1.5 miles north-northwest of the North Central Unit prison facility from which he escaped on May 25, the ...

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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 ...

Hardin also brought wooden pallets he fashioned into a ladder and a box with food, Champion said. Hardin was captured in a sweeping manhunt on June 6 about a mile-and-a-half from the facility.

Hardin also brought wooden pallets he fashioned into a ladder and a box with food, Champion said. Hardin was captured in a sweeping manhunt on June 6 about a mile-and-a-half from the facility.

Mr. Hardin, 56, who worked in the prison kitchen, exploited his job there to carry out his escape from the prison in Calico Rock, Ark., on May 25, officials said.