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Knox County mayor taps former head of county jail as interim director at juvenile detention facility
Mayor Glenn Jacobs has tapped retired Knox County Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief Brian Bivens as the head of the county’s ...
Former Knox County Sheriff's Office assistant chief named interim director of juvenile detention center
Knox County names Brian Bivens as interim director of the juvenile detention center, succeeding Richard L. Bean upon his ...
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Interim director of Knox County’s juvenile detention center hired
An interim leader has been hired to oversee the troubled Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center in Knox County.
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Knoxville voters could boost city's sales tax. Here's how Knox County responded last time
If the Knoxville City Council adds a sales tax increase to voters' Nov. 4 ballots, Knox County leaders will have 40 days to ...
'An opportunity to establish a model facility for the rest of the state' | Mayor Jacobs details juvenile detention center changes
The Knox County Commission will discuss an emergency ordinance creating an administrative oversight committee for the Richard ...
Knox County leaders are in the dark on trustee's office investigation, but that may change
Knox News reported June 2 that state investigators on April 7 had talked to the facility's only nurse, Stefani Clowers, for ...
‘We want to get this right’ | New board appointed to lead Knox County’s juvenile detention center
The new board consists of five county commissioners; one was appointed by Knox County juvenile judge Tim Irwin.
Ordinance approved for Knox County Sheriff’s Office to take over juvenile detention center
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs touched on the county’s juvenile detention center during his weekly update Friday, outlining ...
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.
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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.
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Knox County mayor sets timeline to transfer juvenile detention center to sheriff's control
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is following through on his plan to turn over control of a troubled juvenile detention center to the sheriff's office after revelations of medical malfeasance ...