Stonney Lane

Building Time at Brushy Stonney Lane

Former Warden of Brushy Mountain State Prison in Tennessee, Stonney Ray Lane, shares his experiences while serving as warden of Tennessee's toughest prison in the 1970's. Take an exclusive look into the lives of hardened criminals and those courageous men and women who have the job of keeping them locked behind bars. Warden Lane tells his side of the story of the 1977 escape of James Earl Ray, convicted of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and one of the nations largest manhunts that brings him back behind the walls of Brushy.