KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An inmate died at the Knox County Jail early morning Sunday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced.The man was identified as Dewayne Dunlap, 53, of Knoxville.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Two Knox County inmates who walked away from a work release job site have been captured, a Knox County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said Tuesday. Will Hatfield (Knox ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — A judge ordered an inmate at the Knox County Detention Facility to be released after he tested positive for COVID-19. A public defender requested the inmate be released. He was ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — For decades, Knox County has dealt with a chronic jail overcrowding problem. Sheriff Tom Spangler told commissioners last week the county correction system is more than 250 ...

There are no confirmed cases of coronavirus among Knox County's jail inmate population, although the sheriff's office acknowledges that its preventative approach does have limitations. The Knox ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two Knox County inmates who walked away from a work release job site have been captured, a Knox County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said Tuesday.

KNOX COUNTY — The Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility in Knox County is over capacity by more than 115 people as the Knox County Sheriff's Office faces challenges stemming from the overcrowding ...

On any given weekday, Knox County jail inmates stand shoulder-to-shoulder and knee-to-knee in holding cells. Overcrowded inmates get restless. Assaults on corrections officers have spiked. And ...

A section of the Knox County Jail is now closed. A shortage of staff is to blame. Inmates are being diverted to other facilities, a short-term solution to help take the burden off current ...