The mistake is an example of years of mismanagement of the facility that county leaders are working to correct.

A corrections officer at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center sued Knox County, saying he was harassed and received disparate treatment because of his race.

Knox County leaders are disputing claims by a former interim superintendent that the juvenile detention facility is unsafe. Officials maintain the center is in "infinitely better shape" since the ...

The facility has come under fire from all corners in recent months as years of mismanagement have boiled over into public view.

Children are not safe in custody at the troubled Knox County juvenile detention center, the former interim superintendent of the facility told Knox News on Nov. 11, two days after he abruptly quit ...

County leaders have said the cameras and security systems are an issue, but this is the first accounting of what it looks ...

Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler volunteered to run the troubled Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center. But he's only sheriff until August 2026.

Knox County commissioners wanted to spend more time figuring out what's best for the Richard L. Bean center after a rough few months.