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

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.

The park is adjacent to Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, a historic prison with a haunted past, making it a particularly perfect place to camp around Halloween.

NORRIS, Tenn., June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary concert series is an annual gathering of top caliber artists performing on the grounds of the ...

Brushy Mountain State Prison was known as the last stop for the worst criminals in Tennesse, and often the last place anyone wanted to find themselves.

Brushy Mountain State Prison was known as the last stop for the worst criminals in Tennesse, and often the last place anyone wanted to find themselves.

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee, was transformed into a local distillery called Brushy Mountain. Brushy Mountain uses spring water from nearby Frozen Head State Park The ...

Despite drawing 65,000 visitors last year, the new Brushy Mountain is a local business like the old. All the penitentiary tour guides live nearby, including some former guards and one former inmate.