Corrections department review shows how Grant Hardin made fake guard uniform and details lax security at facility
A former police chief known and convicted murderer known as “the devil in the Ozarks” spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison, and he said lax security in the kitchen where he worked allowed him to gather the supplies he needed, according to an internal review by prison officials released on Friday.
The state corrections department’s critical incident review of Grant Hardin’s 25 May escape from the Calico Rock prison provides the most detailed description so far of his planning – and the issues that allowed him to walk out of the facility.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/devil-in-the-ozarks-arkansas-escape-details
Author : Associated Press
Publish date : 2025-08-16 14:42:00
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