Back To Brushy Mountain: A WBIR Documentary

This documentary is compiled from the May 2018 news series "Back to Brushy Mountain" by reporter Jim Matheny. Brushy Mountain State Prison operated for 113 years in Morgan County, Tennessee before shutting down in 2009. In that time, it carved a notorious place in the nation’s history and culture of crime, punishment, violence, and labor. WBIR Article: bit.ly/39A87fC
00:00 Intro
00:53 Prison's coal mining roots
07:23 Movies, music, and books
08:28 Everyday escapes
13:52 Geronimo the deer
14:56 James Earl Ray, MLK's assassin
21:25 Frozen Head and Barkley Marathon
22:26 Predator and prey
28:55 Inmate talents and recreation
30:05 Finale and future