An interim leader has been hired to oversee the troubled Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center in Knox County.

PublicSource set out to learn more about the eight citizens and officials recently appointed to the county's Juvenile ...

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is recommending the sheriff's office assume oversight of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile ...

The Shelby County Division of Corrections will take over the center after the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said it could no longer operate it.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The new board of directors over the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center has been appointed after the Knox County commissioners voted in favor of an emergency ...

Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon said Walker's appointment "charts a brighter course" for the juvenile detention center. Walker, in the same statement, said it was an honor to serve in the role.

Detention center staff are working to provide educational and skill-building opportunities for inmates, as they hope for a successful transition once the juveniles are released. ‘He failed in ...

Policymakers and criminal justice reform activists seek an audit and reevaluation of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center. News Sports Opinion Business Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon said Walker's appointment "charts a brighter course" for the juvenile detention center. Walker, in the same statement, said it was an honor to serve in the role.

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is recommending the sheriff's office assume oversight of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center. Some elected officials and criminal justice reform advocates ...

Detention center staff are working to provide educational and skill-building opportunities for inmates, as they hope for a successful transition once the juveniles are released.

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is recommending the sheriff's office assume oversight of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center. Some elected officials and criminal justice reform advocates ...