Grant Hardin wrongly housed in medium-security prison due to system error, official says

Classification error let Hardin stay in lower security prison before escape

An automated inmate classification system incorrectly listed a former police chief and convicted murderer as a medium risk prisoner for “five to six” years, Arkansas Division of Correction Director Dexter Payne told a legislative panel Monday.Grant Hardin, a convicted rapist and murderer who was once a state prison guard and small town police chief, should have been classified as high risk but was not, Payne told the Arkansas Legislative Council…

Corrections chief says Grant Hardin was misclassified, shouldn’t have been at Calico Rock

A former police chief serving time for rape and murder who walked away from a state prison was incorrectly classified and shouldn't have been at that prison, the head of the Arkansas prison system said Monday.

Grant Hardin wrongly housed in medium-security prison due to system error, official says

Director Dexter Payne revealed errors in the classification process after ex-police chief Hardin's escape from Calico Rock. System missteps led to incorrect housing.