Y'all, this one really threw me. Brushy Mountain is a force to be reckoned with.

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary housed the most violent and frightening inmates of Tennessee. Therefore it's pretty unsurprising that it is said to be haunted by a number of aggressive and frightening spirits, both human and inhuman.

TW: Descriptions of jailhouse violence

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Sources:

Brushy's History — Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary - Wikipedia

Prisoners Remain at Tennessee's Brushy Mountain Prison That Closed in 2009 | John M. Dabbs | NewsBreak Original

FORTRESS PRISON HARBORS VIOLENCE THAT ERUPTED IN DEATH OF 2 BLACKS - The New York Times

Back to Brushy Mountain: the historic prison's past and future | wbir.com

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