LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The almost two-week-long manhunt for the Arkansas escaped inmate, Grant Hardin, may now be over, but state lawmakers say the most important questions still remain unanswered.

Hardin is an inmate with a violent criminal history who managed to walk out of the Calico Rock prison facility in broad daylight on May 25 while wearing what officials described as a makeshift police uniform, which allowed him to blend in and bypass security.

His escape not only triggered an intense, multi-agency search across Arkansas but also exposed what lawmakers are now calling serious flaws within the state’s correctional system.

Now, the legislative panel responsible for overseeing the Arkansas Department of Corrections has pledged to launch a full investigation into the incident, seeking

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