Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
E648691
Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary was a maximum-security prison in Tennessee, historically known for housing high-profile inmates and its harsh, isolated conditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | prison ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | fortress-like ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct prisons in Tennessee
ⓘ
Maximum security prisons in the United States ⓘ |
| closed | 2009 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
distillery site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| escapeAttempt | James Earl Ray 1977 escape ⓘ |
| escapeAttemptDate | June 10, 1977 ⓘ |
| escapeOutcome | escapees recaptured ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
cell blocks
ⓘ
coal mine access ⓘ prison yard ⓘ segregation units ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | coal mining ⓘ |
| inmateLaborUsedFor | coal mining ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh conditions
ⓘ
housing high-profile inmates ⓘ isolated location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumberland Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ |
| managedPopulationType |
high-risk inmates
ⓘ
long-term inmates ⓘ violent offenders ⓘ |
| near | Petros, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInmate | James Earl Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInmateOf | assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| opened | 1896 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Tennessee Department of Correction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Tennessee (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tennessee state prison system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
coal mining prison
ⓘ
state penitentiary ⓘ |
| replaced | Tennessee convict leasing system ⓘ |
| reputation |
harsh disciplinary practices
ⓘ
notoriously violent environment ⓘ one of Tennessee’s toughest prisons ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
natural mountain barriers
ⓘ
stone walls ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
guided tours
ⓘ
historical exhibits ⓘ paranormal tours ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr.
→
imprisonedIn
→
Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
ⓘ
subject surface form:
James Earl Ray