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State investigators visited Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center in April
Investigators with the state's watchdog agency conducted interviews at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center on April ...
Richard Bean forced out as Knox County juvenile detention center superintendent
Richard Bean, chief of Knox County's juvenile detention center, announced his resignation May 30 under pressure for how he ...
The Head of a Tennessee Youth Detention Center Will Step Down After “Loss of Confidence” in His Leadership
A 2023 investigation by WPLN News and ProPublica found that Richard L. Bean was illegally locking kids up alone in cells. A ...
State lawmakers discuss future change in leadership at Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs will work with the Knox County Commission to decide who takes control of the Richard L. Bean ...
Four days that upended decades of leadership at Knox County's juvenile detention center
How whistleblowers initiated changes that a damning 2003 report did not. It ended in Richard Bean's retirement.
Richard L. Bean resigns as head of detention center, Knox County mayor responds
Richard L. Bean has retired from his position as the director of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center, according to ...
Knox County Juvenile Detention Superintendent Richard L. Bean retires amid mayor's allegations of whistleblower retaliation
Bean said he was "dismayed and disappointed by the rush to judgment" by county leaders as a result of a "personnel decision" ...
Mayor's letter to governor: Whistleblower retaliation, other concerns require immediate new leadership at juvenile detention center
Earlier this week, two Richard L. Bean detention center employees allegedly faced retaliation for alerting state ...
Knox County juvenile detention center chief fires only nurse after she fought for kids' safety
Richard L. Bean reversed course on the firing under pressure from Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Juvenile Court Judge Tim ...
Knox County mayor calls for 'immediate state intervention' at juvenile detention center
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs demanded the county commission wrest control of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention center ...
Richard L. Bean to retire from juvenile detention center
Richard L. Bean, the superintendent of Knox County’s juvenile detention center, has announced he will be retiring this summer ...
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Richard Bean forced out as Knox County juvenile detention center superintendent
Richard Bean, superintendent of Knox County's juvenile detention center, announced May 30 his retirement. Bean said his decision was accelerated by the lack of confidence expressed in his ...