Varner SuperMax Prison Archives

June 8, 2025
International
World

‘Devil in the Ozarks’: Fugitive killer and ex-police chief Grant Hardin recaptured near Arkansas; moved to higher security facility

Grant Hardin recaptured (Image credits: X @Brooketaylortv) Grant Hardin, convicted murderer and former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” was recaptured Friday in Arkansas nearly two weeks after he escaped from the prison. Hardin has been transferred to the Varner SuperMax prison southeast of Little Rock.He was found just 1.5 miles northwest […]

June 7, 2025
International
World

Arkansas death row inmate dies in prison of unknown causes | World News

Arkansas death row inmate dies in prison of unknown causes (AP) Arkansas death row inmate Latavious Johnson died of unknown causes at the Varner SuperMax prison on Friday afternoon, according to the state’s department of corrections. He was in his 40s. The Arkansas Department of Corrections did not provide Johnson’s cause of death and declined […]