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  Prison Tours
correctional facilities to school groups and community organizations in an effort to better illustrate the consequences of criminal behavior.
Morgan County Correctional Complex is located on the Cumberland Plateau approximately 50 miles northwest of Knoxville.
The Tennessee Department of Correction and Bell Construction broke ground on a 1,428 bed expansion of MCCX on December 16, 2005.
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  Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary now renamed Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex (also called Brushy) is a large prison near the town of Petros, Tennessee, operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Among the most famous inmates at Brushy Mountain was James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The prison was founded as a result of the aftermath of the "Coal Creek War," an 1891 lockout of coal miners that took place in Coal Creek and Briceville, Tennessee, after miners protested the use of unpaid convict labor in the mines.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brushy_Mountain_State_Penitentiary   (227 words)

  
 [No title]
Last Updated: 8/9/2005 11:34:29 PM The American flag outside the Morgan County Courthouse was flying at half staff, in memory of a slain Brushy Mountain Corrections Officer.
They're trying to come to terms with the death of the 56-year old corrections officer who was allegedly gunned down Tuesday morning by a prison inmate and his wife.
While he was a Brushy Mountain corrections officer for 28 years, family members say he still wanted to go to work every day.
www.wbir.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=27813   (535 words)

  
 Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex
he Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex (BMCX) site is the reception/classification and diagnostic center for East Tennessee.
The facility has a maximum security designation, although it houses all custody levels.
Follow Highway 116 for 3 miles to the entrance to the institution.
www.state.tn.us /correction/institutions/bmcx.html   (152 words)

  
 [No title]
Last Updated: 12/16/2005 2:54:58 PM Construction began Friday on a $180 million expansion of the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex.
The project will add 1400 beds to the Brushy Mountain facility, the largest prison in East Tennessee.
Brushy Mountain's companion facility, the state penitentiary built in Petros in the late 1800's, will close when the expanded facility opens.
www.wbir.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=30791   (84 words)

  
 KnoxNews: Local
Morgan and Larry Harris, 53, were the correction officers from the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex in Morgan County who brought a shackled George Hyatte to this lakefront town of about 5,500 people about 35 miles west of Knoxville for a court appearance.
In prison for the latest time since March 24, 2003, he was transferred to the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex in Morgan County in July in preparation for the Roane County court appearance, Tennessee Department of Correction spokeswoman Amanda Sluss said.
Jennifer Hyatte is a former prison nurse who was fired from her contract job at Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville on Aug. 27, 2004, Sluss said, because of her relationship with George Hyatte.
www.knoxnews.com /kns/local_news/article/0,1406,KNS_347_3990666,00.html   (1098 words)

  
 9news.com | News | Correctional officer killed at Tennessee courthouse; inmate, wife sought   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Correctional officer killed at Tennessee courthouse; inmate, wife sought
The incident began Tuesday morning after the inmate was sent to the Roane County Courthouse from Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex, where he is serving 35 years for aggravated robbery and aggravated assault, Sluss said.
She had a shotgun and pulled the shotgun on three transportation officers from the prison," Department of Correction spokeswoman Amanda Sluss said from her office in Nashville.
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 Brushy Mountain
The Brushy Mountain Apple Festival is one of the largest one-day arts and crafts festivals in the Southeast.
The Annual Brushy Mountain Apple Festival is one of the largest one-day arts and crafts festivals in the Southeast.
The Brushy Mountain Cyclists Club is the club for all cyclists in Northwest North Carolina...
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 Tennessee News
The number of people serving time in state and federal correctional facilities in Tennessee jumped 4.7 percent last year to more than 25,000, the report says.
The state Department of Correction expects to meet the demand until at least 2008 by adding more than 2,000 beds to facilities across the state, spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson said.
Johnson said the Department of Correction is adding 1,292 beds to the Southeastern Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility in Bledsoe County and 838 beds to the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex in Morgan County.
www.circleofhope-ms.com /newsletter5.html   (1417 words)

  
 Prisoner escapes after wife guns down guard
Jennifer Hyatte is a nurse who had been fired from her job at a prison in Tiptonville because of her relationship with George Hyatte, Corrections Department spokeswoman Amanda Sluss said.
The escape occurred as corrections officers were loading Hyatte and other inmates into a prison van outside the Roane County Courthouse.
He said corrections officer Wayne "Cotton" Morgan, who was not wearing a protective vest, never got his gun out of his holster.
www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/news/articles/0810courthouse10.html   (480 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A guard at Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex is on administrative leave following allegations that he loaned inmate George Hyatte his cell phone to call Jennifer Hyatte prior to a July 18 court appearance in Roane County.
Ridenour was placed on administrative leave on Nov. 16, pending a due process hearing, for violation of Department of Corrections policy which pertains to contact between employees and inmates.
It also violates a correctional officer's oath of office and code of conduct, she said.
www.roanecounty.com /articles/2005/11/25/news/news03.txt   (444 words)

  
 Tennessee.gov News Center » Blog Archive » Commissioner Appoints New Wardens For Brushy Mountain ...
Commissioner Appoints New Wardens For Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex
Mills is transferring back to Brushy Mountain after serving nearly three years as warden at West Tennessee State Penitentiary.
He was named Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex’s deputy warden in 2001, and has served as acting warden since August 2005.
info.tnanytime.org /tngov/?p=59   (393 words)

  
 Correctional Officer Killed at Tennessee Courthouse; Inmate & Wife Sought: Officer Down News at Officer.com
Correctional Officer Killed at Tennessee Courthouse; Inmate & Wife Sought
This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction, shows George Hyatte, an inmate at Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex.
The violence began Tuesday morning after the inmate was brought to the Roane County Courthouse from Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex, where he was two years into a 35-year term for aggravated robbery and aggravated assault, Department of Correction spokeswoman Amanda Sluss said from her office in Nashville.
www.officer.com /article/article.jsp?siteSection=2&id=25299   (518 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Correctional officer shot, killed at Tennessee courthouse; inmate, wife sought
Correctional officer shot, killed at Tennessee courthouse; inmate, wife sought
KINGSTON, Tenn. — A state inmate escaped Tuesday after his wife opened fire and killed a correctional officer escorting him outside a county courthouse, authorities said.
An extensive search was under way for the pair, identified as George and Jennifer Hyatte, and authorities were trying to determine if a second man, who may be an accomplice, was with them, Sheriff David Haggard said.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600154602,00.html   (332 words)

  
 ABC News: Tennessee Escape Raises Questions About Prison Marriages
George Hyatte, an inmate at Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex in Tennessee, escaped after his wife, Jennifer, allegedly shot two guards at Roane County Courthouse in Kingston.
It's not clear exactly when the pair met, but their relationship was apparent when she was employed under contract as a nurse at Tennessee's Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville in 2004.
Bell, who began his career with the Tennessee Department of Corrections in 1970, and has been a warden since 1992, said George Hyatte's violent criminal history — coupled with his successful prior escapes — prompted some concern when he reviewed the application.
abcnews.go.com /US/LegalCenter/story?id=1027519&page=1&CMP=OTC-   (668 words)

  
 SpikedHumor.com » Lockup - Inside Brushy Mountain Prison » SpikedHumor.com
A look at life inside the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex in eastern Tennessee.
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Bunch of guys go mountain biking and one of them fails.
www.spikedhumor.com /articles/113425/Lockup_Inside_Brushy_Mountain_Prison.html?rh=113417   (413 words)

  
 Correctional Officer Shot at Courthouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A state inmate escaped Tuesday after his wife shot and wounded a correctional officer accompanying the man to the courthouse, authorities said.
Authorities launched an extensive search for George and Jennifer Hyatte, Department of Correction spokeswoman Amanda Sluss said from her office in Nashville.
The officer, Wayne Morgan, was airlifted to University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/08/09/national/a091150D97.DTL&type=printable   (228 words)

  
 cantonrep.com
The cell phone call was made July 18 as Ridenour escorted George Hyatte from Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex to the Roane County Courthouse for a hearing, Sluss said.
Ridenour, a guard at Brushy Mountain since 1998, was relieved of duty last week.
Police say the former prison nurse, who met and married her husband in prison, ambushed two Brushy Mountain guards as they were leading George Hyatte, 34, to a prison van Aug. 9 outside the courthouse.
www.cantonrep.com /index.php?ID=254343&Category=23   (480 words)

  
 Morgan County Tennessee
Construction of the facility is scheduled to begin in Summer 2006 with the campus opening for classes in Fall 2007.
An expansion of the state prison system is underway in Morgan County near Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex Site 2, located off Flat Fork Road.
The Tennessee Department of Correction is one of the largest employers in the county.
www.morgancountychamber.com /future.html   (221 words)

  
 theheraldnewspapers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The expansion project will cost $180.5 million, with approximately $61 million expected to be contributed by the federal government.  The construction phase is expected to last three years bringing the new facility online in spring 2009.
The expanded Morgan County facility is designed to house 2,441 inmates, and when it opens the old Brushy Mountain prison will be closed.  Both sites currently house 1,603 prisoners therefore the net increase of new space will be 838 beds.
Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex will employ nearly 700 people and have an annual operating budget of approximately $45 million.  The facility is located at 500 Flat Fork Road in Wartburg, Tenn.
www.smokymountainherald.com /story.php?s=7353   (435 words)

  
 Letters From Prison: Davenport, The Jailhouse Lawyer - Sierra Times.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex resident said he also has a Christian prison ministry, and is just focused on figuring out ways to help other inmates make their lives a little easier.
He also has a criminal record and a lot of time to serve for his white collar crimes.
Other times he's able to help get someone released months or even years early by forcing the administration to give a correct account of time served.
www.sierratimes.com /03/07/18/article_blanton.htm   (875 words)

  
 George and Jennifer Hyatte on the Run After Prison Escape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
When rapper Jay-Zee uttered the words, "I can be your Clyde and you can be my Bonnie," in one of his songs, Jennifer Forsyth took those words to heart as she blasted two prison guards escorting her jailhouse husband, George Hyatte, from the Roane County Courthouse in Tennessee near Nashville.
Hyatte, a prisoner at the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex, was at the courthouse as part of a pre-arranged plan to plead guilty to armed robbery
Wayne "Cotton" Morgan, a veteran prison guard, died at the scene after being shot by Forsythe.
www.cutv.com /Hyatte.htm   (635 words)

  
 Lockup - Inside Brushy Mountain Prison » Propeller
Lockup - Inside Brushy Mountain Prison » Propeller
Do No Evil – A look at life inside the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex in eastern Tennessee.
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 Rocky Mountain News
Johnson noted George Hyatte's extensive record of violent crime and that his wife "already has displayed what she's capable of" by shooting Morgan.
Morgan, 56, and Larry Harris, 53, were the veteran correction officers from the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex in Morgan County who brought a shackled George Hyatte to this lakefront town of about 5,500 people about 35 miles west of Knoxville for a court appearance.
Hyatte was on hand Tuesday morning when her husband pleaded guilty to the July 5, 2002, robbery of Big E's Tobacco Shop in Rockwood, about 10 miles west of Kingston.
www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/home/article/0,1299,DRMN_1_3991564,00.html   (1142 words)

  
 KnoxNews | No Silence Here
Morgan, a transportation officer for the Tennessee Department of Correction, was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Kingston.
dedication with 28 years of service to the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex and the state of Tennessee," said Gayle Ray, acting state Correction Commissioner.
His brother, niece and nephew also worked at Brushy Mountain.
blogs.knoxnews.com /knx/silence/archives/2005/08/a_tribute_to_wa.shtml   (624 words)

  
 KnoxNews: Local
Grant had to set aside his grief over his father's death to offer comfort to his own son, who had for four years grieved the loss of his father to Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex in Morgan County.
HIV positive Michael Grant was released from Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex in March.
Grant finds hope in finally being able to see his 13-year-old son after serving 4 years in prison.
www.knoxnews.com /kns/local_news/article/0,1406,KNS_347_4006309,00.html   (770 words)

  
 Pat Cooley: ZoomInfo Business People Information
Ridenour was fired from the Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex on Nov. 23.
In a letter to the acting warden at Brushy Mountain, Ridenour wrote that he did not "intend for any of my actions to aid anyone else in violating the law."
Ridenour's lawyer, Pat Cooley, waived arraignment in Roane County Circuit Court on Monday and entered the plea for him, according to court officials.
www.zoominfo.com /people/cooley_pat_879950297.aspx   (261 words)

  
 CNN.com - Justices to hear case of disabled man - Jan. 9, 2004
Lane, 40, has been arrested more than 30 times on charges that include drunken driving, drugs and traffic offenses.
No longer in a wheelchair, Lane now uses an artificial leg to walk inside the razor-topped fences at Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex, where he is serving time for slamming a fellow prisoner in the head with a crutch at a county jail.
Courthouse employees who witnessed Lane's crawl in Benton, about 40 miles from Chattanooga, say that no one laughed and that he refused offers of help.
www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/01/09/scotus.disabled.ap/index.html   (669 words)

  
 AFSCME Local 2173 President Letter to Brushy Mountain Warden
Cotton embodied all that was good about our Department and the service we provide to the public.
Tragically, the risks Officers face on a daily basis have not been given the attention they deserve and, for that reason, Cotton's death may have been a preventable tragedy.
As you know, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Administrative Policies and Procedures memo 506.07 dated October 1, 2003 requires that fitted vests be provided to specific individuals including those assigned to transportation duty.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/08-20-2005/0004091519&EDATE=   (649 words)

  
 The Police Policy Studies Council
Officer Shot and Killed at Tenn. Courthouse; Inmate, Wife Sought
KINGSTON, Tennessee- A prisoner escaped Tuesday after his wife shot and killed a correctional officer accompanying the man to the courthouse, authorities said.
The officer, Wayne Morgan, was airlifted to University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville where spokeswoman Lisa McNeal said he died shortly after 10 a.m.
www.theppsc.org /Archives/wp/?p=631   (206 words)

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