Why Knox County's juvenile detention center leader quit: It 'is not safe, nor is it secure'

Children are not safe in custody at the troubled Knox County juvenile detention center, the former interim superintendent of ...

Knox County Juvenile Detention Center interim director resigns, County commissioners to discuss transition plans moving forward on Thursday

Brian Bivens sent a terse email at 1 p.m. on Sunday, writing in full, "There will be no meeting at 0830 tomorrow. Effective ...

Interim chief of county's juvenile center abruptly quits; commissioners were poised to extend interim position

Brian Bivens, a former KCSO administrator, started July 1. He took over for longtime center leader Richard Bean, who left ...

After stalled discussion, McFadden asks state to talk about juvenile jail again

Sheriff Garry McFadden previously said he has a plan to reopen it, though the state says that plan isn’t realistic.
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Interim director of Knox County juvenile detention center resigns

Interim director Brian Bivins has resigned from his role at Knox County's Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center, just ...

Years after Charlotte’s juvenile jail closed, some hope for its return

There’s disagreement on how to proceed. Sheriff Garry McFadden shut it down in 2022 so he could move staff to the adult jail.

Staffers at Brooklyn juvie detention center accused of taking bribes to slip in contraband: DOI

Three more staffers at a juvenile detention center in Brooklyn are accused of taking bribes to sneak in contraband to the ...
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Sheriff says reopening juvenile detention center is unrealistic

CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said the state’s request to reopen the juvenile detention center is ...
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Staff saves life of child at Clark County Juvenile Detention Center

At Clark County Juvenile Detention Center, staff members were able to recently help a child lodged in the facility who was ...