Finding Focus

In a rare gathering, Knox County commissioners identify priorities for the future: road networks, targeted development and updated planning.

Power Poll: Split Decision on 287(g)

Survey respondents are divided on the Knox County Sheriff’s Office immigration enforcement agreement with ICE.

By extending a 287(g) agreement with ICE, Knox County remains one of only two agencies in Tennessee to participate in the controversial program.

Knox County Commission responds to controversy over a county employee’s anti-gay preaching with a resolution affirming the rights of LGBT people.

A UT professor’s open records lawsuit against the Knox County Sheriff’s Office raises questions about access to public officials’ emails.

Knox County Sheriff’s Office is the only agency in Tennessee to participate in the controversial 287(g) program. Immigrant advocates hope to end it.

Among the issues: video visitation, lack of medical care, prolonged lockdowns and fees for commissary and communication.

County Commission approves an unusual contract amendment with the firm that provides video visits for Knox County inmates.

At tonight’s meeting, County Commission considers an amendment to the Sheriff’s video visitation contract and a vacancy on its Ethics Committee.

Sheriff Spangler shows the jail’s cramped quarters to county commissioners and makes his case for expansion.