Seven, including James Earl Ray, escaped from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in 1977. There are also smaller, but sizeable escapes in Kenedy, Texas, in 2000 and Boydton, Virginia, in 1984.

Jackson – William Howard “Redeye” Laymance, 73, of Wartburg, Tennessee, peacefully passed away, Thursday, June 26, 2025 at ...