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Knox County Sheriff's Office will take over Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center
The Knox County Commission on June 23 overhauled decades of leadership at the troubled juvenile detention center.
In scorching heat, D.C. detention center scrambles to fix air conditioning
At the city’s Youth Services Center, with about 100 confined juveniles and numerous staff members, the climate control system ...
Knox County commission to consider emergency ordinance outlining juvenile detention center takeover
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs touched on the county’s juvenile detention center during his weekly update Friday, outlining ...
The Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center overhaul begins: What to know
The Knox County Commission will vote this week on a plan to temporarily move the detention center under the oversight of KCSO and a new board.
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Knox County Approves Sheriff's Office Takeover of Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Amidst Reform Calls
Knox County commissioners vote to temporarily transfer oversight of a juvenile center to the Sheriff's Office.
Shelby County Corrections to take over juvenile detention center, sheriff to cede control
The Shelby County Division of Corrections will take over the center after the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said it could no ...
‘I’m still not healed from this.’ Jailed kids were raped at N.J. juvenile detention center, lawsuits say.
Eleven adults have filed lawsuits claiming they were raped or sexually assault at a New Jersey juvenile facility. Some of the ...
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Juvenile detention center to be overseen by Shelby County Corrections - The Commercial Appeal
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.