Knox County Mayor Sets Timeline to Transfer Juvenile Detention Center to Sheriff's Control

Knox County leaders speak on possible changes to the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Facility

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center has been under scrutiny after controversial firings that ended with the superintendent announcing retirement last month. Now the Knox County Commission is set to consider changes to how the facility runs. An emergency ordinance was filed by Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs requesting that control of the center be temporarily passed over to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, a…

Knox County mayor sets timeline to transfer juvenile detention center to sheriff's control

A June 12 statement from Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs' office outlines a plan to transfer control of juvenile detention center to sheriff's office.

Glenn Jacobs has ‘no confidence’ in juvenile detention center leadership after retaliatory firings, Knox County mayor says

County moving ahead with some improvements to the Juvenile Center

Berrien County is going to move forward with some improvements to the Juvenile Center, although they’ll be scaled back from what was originally planned, at least for now. Speaking to colleagues Thursday, Berrien County Commissioner Jim Curran said the administration committee has been briefed on the latest developments that include the opening of bids for work at the center. The problem is that there were no bids. Curran said County Administrato…