A woman who was last seen after leaving the Knox County Detention Center is still missing after nearly four decades.

A UT researcher reports 3,470 detainees in 2025, while the Knox County sheriff’s office reports 964.

A board overseeing the troubled Knox County juvenile detention center is asking for a six-month extension on its oversight. The center's longtime superintendent was forced out in May after firing a ...

A corrections officer has filed a lawsuit against Knox County, alleging racial discrimination by leadership at the juvenile detention center. The lawsuit says the officer was subjected to harassment ...

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. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – The Knox County Commission will consider a new ordinance that would place the embattled Richard L. Bean ...

The interim superintendent of the troubled Knox County juvenile detention center abruptly quit over the weekend, Knox News has confirmed. Brian Bivens submitted his resignation Nov. 9, Knox County ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Following his resignation as the interim director of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center, Brian Bivens said in a statement Wednesday that the facility is neither ...

KNOX COUNTY — After touring the Knox County jail with Sheriff Tom Spangler, county commissioners who were present at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility Wednesday reacted to the sheriff's desire to ...

University of Tennessee researcher says cooperation between local law enforcement and ICE is driving higher detention numbers ...

The number of people on immigration holds has quadrupled in Knox County since President Donald Trump’s second term began.