guys that have nothing to lose, and they would rather die trying to escape than stay here. >> brushy mountain has had a long history of attempted escapes. and i guess this would be the most maximum security penitentiary in the state. >> michael king, serving a life sentence for murder, managed to break out of another tennessee prison in 1994. >> i escaped from a secure compound, northeast correctional. i packed myself up in some boxes and shipped myself out. i was part of a warehouse crew. i've taken yoga for several years, and i just squeezed myself in there. very cramped position. brought some water with me and everything else. about an hour and a half before they shipped me out, they put me in the back of the truck. then they took me to north carolina. they caught me while i was trying to get out of the truck. >> king was sent to brushy mountain's max unit. >> this is supposed to be the most secure building in the