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Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary stands as a testament to a harsh past, its foreboding stone walls built by the hands of its own inmates starting in the 1920s to replace the original 1896 wooden structure. The prison, dubbed "The End of the Line," housed some of the state's most notorious criminals, including James Earl Ray, whose unsuccessful 1977 escape attempt added to the penitentiary's grim legacy. Beyond the famous inmates and brutal conditions, the prison is steeped in stories of parano

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