Internal Review Exposes Months-Long Planning, ‘Lax Security’ Behind ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ Prison Escape
Internal Review Exposes Months-Long Planning, ‘Lax Security’ Behind ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ Prison Escape A recently obtained internal review by the Arkansas Department of Corrections has shed new light on how convicted murderer Grant Hardin, known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” meticulously planned his May 25 escape from an Arkansas prison over six months, exploiting significant security lapses within the facility’s kitchen. Hardin, a former police chief, revealed to investigators that he leveraged the “very lax” security in the…