Hardin was captured 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) northwest of the Calico Rock prison on June 6. Authorities said he escaped by donning an outfit designed to look like a law enforcement uniform.

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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 ...

Grant Hardin—a former police chief turned convicted rapist and killer—escaped from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock on May 25.

Documents indicate the two last worked at the North Central Unit in Calico Rock on May 25, 2025, and were fired on June 11. Their firings came after the DOC's internal investigation.

Hardin was captured 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) northwest of the Calico Rock prison on June 6. Authorities said he escaped by donning an outfit designed to look like a law enforcement uniform.

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.

Hardin was captured 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) northwest of the Calico Rock prison on June 6. Authorities said he escaped by donning an outfit designed to look like a law enforcement uniform.