Convicted Murderer Escapes Prison, Manhunt Launched

Calvin Adams, who is serving a life without parole sentence, escaped from the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys, authorities said on Sept. 30, 2019. Arkansas Department of Corrections

A man convicted of murder escaped from a prison in east Arkansas on Sept. 30, authorities said.

Calvin Adams, who is serving a life-without-parole sentence, escaped from the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys, the Arkansas Department of Corrections said early Monday.