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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Board of Corrections chairman Benny Magness answers questions about the escape of inmate Grant Hardin, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Little Rock, Ark., at a meeting of the Charitable, Penal, and ...

ABC News radio correspondent Jim Ryan joined Arizona’s Morning News and gave insight into how Hardin’s prison kitchen job aided in his escape. Bruce and Gaydos react to a shocking case out of ...

On July 9, a spokesperson for DOC confirmed that personnel changes had been made following Hardin's escape, but they could not disclose specific details about the staffing changes.

The documents did not state why the charge was being dropped. Arkansas' state charge of escape remains in place. Hardin pleaded not guilty to second-degree escape before a judge in Izard County ...