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Inmate, told us how ray led a group of inmates over the wall using a makeshift ladder crafted from chains. they made their escape while a tower officer took an afternoon nap. okay, thats the corner where james and doug and spider mon key and the others went over. of course, the fence was not here at that time, it was just the mountain serving as the fourth wall of the penitentiary. >> after ray climbed over, six more inmates followed before an officer and another tower finally saw them and shot,...

Thats basically the only way you would find them in these mountains with one of these dogs, you know, because its so thick and everything. theres nowhere to go. >> ray was captured 52 hours later, less than two miles from the prison. since then, razor wire fences and motion sensors have been installed, adding another layer of security. today, inmates considered escape risks are transferred from other prisons to brushy mountain. one of those inmates is michael king, a veteran of the 1990 gulf war...

Inmates over a wall using a makeshift ladder crafted from chains. they made their escape while a tower officer took an afternoon nap. thats your corner where james and doug and spider monkey and the others went over. of course the fence was not here at that time, it was just a mountain serving as the fourth wall of the penitentiary. >> after ray climbed over, six more inmates followed before an officer and another tower finally saw them, and shot, striking the last escapee in the shoulder. >> th...

You probably noticed how it sits back in the hollow, you know? you got the bluff on one side and its surrounded by mountains the last stop because the road ends at brushy mountain. and theres -- theres nowhere else to go. >> but that didnt stop the prisons most notorious inmate from attempting to escape. in 1977, nine years after he killed civil rights leader martin luther king jr., james earl ray went over the wall. during our shoot at brushy mountain, we met an inmate who was not only there, b...

And its surrounded by mountains. its the last stop, because the road ends at brushy mountain. and theres, theres nowhere else to go. >> but that didnt stop the prisons most notorious inmate from attempting to escape. in 1977, nine years after he killed civil rights leader martin luther king jr., james earl ray went over the wall. during our shoot at brushy mountain, we met an inmate who was not only there, but tried to talk ray out of it. >> i told him, i said, james, youve got no pickup, no car...

Tower officer took an afternoon nap. >> okay, thats your corner, where james and doug and spider monkey and the others went over. of course, the fence was not here at that time. it was just a mountain serving as the fourth wall of the penitentiary. >> after ray climbed over, six more inmates followed before an officer and another tower finally saw them and shot, striking the last escapee in the shoulder. [ whistle ] >> the way it used to work here, when you hear the whistle blow you get a shotgu...

>> ray was captured 52 hours later, less than two miles from the prison. since then, razor wire fences and motion sensors have been installed, adding another layer of security. today, inmates considered escape risks are transferred from other prisons to brushy mountain. one of those inmates is michael king, a veteran of the 1990 gulf war, he returned home to find his life shattered. >> i was in the army and stationed in iraq, and my wife and daughter were murdered while i was over there. i came ...

Thats basically the only way you would find them in these mountains, is with one of these dogs, you know, because its so thick and everything. theres nowhere to go. >> ray was captured 52 hours later, less than two miles from the prison. since then razor wire fences and motion sensors have been installed, adding another layer of security. today inmates considered escape risks are transferred from other prisons to brushy mountain. one of those inmates is michael king. a veteran of the 1990 gulf w...

>> james slagle, brushy mountains longest-serving inmate, told us how ray led a group of inmates over the wall using a makeshift ladder crafted from chains. they made their escape while a tower officer took an afternoon nap. thats your corner where james and doug and spider monkey and the others went over. of course the fence was not here at that time, it was just a mountain serving as the fourth wall of the penitentiary. >> after ray climbed over, six more inmates followed before an officer and...