The employees unwittingly helped Grant Hardin, a former police chief, walk out of a prison in May, dressed in a fake law enforcement uniform, officials said.

Two employees at an Arkansas prison where an inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” escaped have been fired for policy violations, corrections officials said Thursday as they faced questions from lawmakers who said the escape points to deeper problems.

The 'Devil in the Ozarks' escaped prison wearing a makeshift uniform before being captured 13 days later just 1.5 miles from the facility, leading to firing of two prison employees.