Manhunt underway to capture Grant Hardin Authorities said they are using canines, drones and helicopters to search for Hardin in the rugged northern Arkansas terrain.

Officials said a kitchen supervisor left Grant Hardin alone on a loading dock and a tower guard let him out the gates.

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 as they faced questions from ...

Corrections officials say two Arkansas prison employees errantly helped Grant Hardin, the former police chief convicted of murder and rape, escape from a prison in May. A kitchen supervisor, who ...

Magness described how Hardin made the disguise that allowed him to impersonate a jailer and walk out of the prison. Hardin used a black marker to dye a shirt. He used a soup can to create a fake ...

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 Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC) is facing questions in the Arkansas House about the escape and manhunt for Grant Hardin, a convicted killer and rapist.

The Arkansas Department of Corrections has confirmed the termination of two employees at the North Central Unit in Calico Rock following the high-profile escape of inmate Grant Hardin — the ...

The employees unwittingly helped Grant Hardin, a former police chief, walk out of a prison in May, dressed in a fake law enforcement uniform, officials said.

A jailer opened the gates for Grant Hardin to leave without checking for identification or authorization.

The failure by multiple corrections officers to enforce policies that led to Grant Hardin walking out of prison, as well as a lack of communication, made the early hours of the investigation ...

Arkansas Department of Corrections makes personnel changes after Hardin’s escape July 9, 2025 by Brett Barrouquere | Updated July 9, 2025 at 1:42 p.m.