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Brushy
Mountain Correctional Complex
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9182 Petros, Highway 116
P.O. Box 1000
Petros, TN 37845
(423) 324-4011
*Use P.O. Box 1000 for inmate correspondence.
| Population |
Opened - 1896 |
| Operating Capacity - 584 |
Security Designation - Maximum |
| Accredited - Yes |
Warden - Jim
Worthington |
The 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.
BMCX operates community service
crews which provide many thousands of hours of labor to local
government and non-profit organizations each year.
DIRECTIONS:
From Knoxville: Travel I-40 West to
Pellissippi Parkway exit. Go completely through Oak Ridge to the
last red light in Oliver Springs. Turn right onto Highway 62.
Go approximately nine miles. There will be signs on the
right hand side of the road that will lead you to Highway 116 and
Petros. Turn right onto Highway 116. The prison is
approximately three miles on the left side of the road.
From Nashville: Travel I-40 East to
Harriman exit. Go approximately three miles North of Harriman
and take Highway 27 North until you reach the first red light in
Wartburg. Turn right onto Highway 62. Go approximately 10
miles. You will see directional signs on the right side of the
highway. Turn left onto Highway 116. The prison is
approximately three miles on the left side of the road.
From Chattanooga: Travel Highway 27
through Soddy-Daisy, Dayton, Spring City, Rockwood and Harriman all
the way to the first red light in Wartburg. Turn right onto
Highway 62. Go approximately 10 miles. You will see
directional signs on the right side of the highway. Turn left
onto Highway 116. The prison is approximately three miles on the
left side of the road.
From Oak Ridge: Travel completely through
Oak Ridge to the last red light in Oliver Springs. Turn right
onto Highway 62. Go approximately nine miles. There will
be signs on the right hand side of the road that will lead you to
Highway 116 and Petros. Turn right onto Highway 116. The
prison will be approximately three miles on the left side of the road.
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