Thursday, October 1, 2026

Question: Which shuttered Tennessee prison, where James Earl Ray escaped in 1977, now offers ghost tours and makes its own moonshine?

Answer: Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros held inmates from 1896 until 2009 before reopening as a tourist attraction. Ray was caught about two days after his escape, and the homemade ladder he used to climb the wall is now on display in the prison’s museum.