A distillery has opened in the former Tennessee prison where Martin Luther King Jr.'s killer escaped. The once-empty building was costing taxpayers $300,000 a year.

What was once considered the end of the line is now drawing lines back to Petros, Tenn. Since it reopened as a tourist attraction fewer than five weeks ago, Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary has ...

Brushy Mountain is transforming into a tourist attraction, and people can check out the prison's new restaurant and distillery during a concert this weekend ahead of the on-site museum's grand ...

Former Brushy Mountain inmate now guides people through the prison he once was locked up in In 1984, George Wyatt Jr. blew up a country club with 16 sticks of dynamite while trying to open a safe.

Former Brushy Mountain Prison inmate is now prison tour guide by: Tala Shatara. Posted: May 20, 2022 / 11:08 PM EDT. Updated: Apr 24, 2023 / 05:53 PM EDT. by: Tala Shatara.

The mountain cliffs that back the prison create superb acoustics at outdoor concerts; a stage has been erected behind the building. June 29 th will bring Dwight Yoakam to Brushy and August 17 th ...

It was once a home to the worst convicts, but now, everyone will be lining up to get inside.Starting this weekend, you can tour Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. The historic state penitentiary ...

The Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex, the state’s oldest operating prison, will officially close on June 11. Brushy Mountain first opened in 1896. It has served as a reception center for ...

Former Brushy Mountain inmate now guides people through the prison he once was locked up in In 1984, George Wyatt Jr. blew up a country club with 16 sticks of dynamite while trying to open a safe.