he jokes about that. he jokes about it all the time. >> see you later. all right. all right. that's part of prison life. you don't get attached to inmates. steve's a likable guy, but he's a very dangerous individual, and that's just part of it. you know, you see inmates come and go every day. and to me he's just one of the inmates that's come and gone. >> one week later, stephen was hughley was granted a stay of execution when he decided to resume the appeals process. he may have to wait out his appeals at another facility. in 2005 tennessee department of corrections announced brushy mountain will be closed. the historic prison will be replaced by a more modern and cost efficient facility, one designed to house more than 2,500 inmates.