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Dec 9 2025
07:12 am

Safety inside the Knox County juvenile detention center is regularly compromised by systemwide failures of the center’s security and camera systems, current and former employees told Knox News.
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A critical report about the center produced by the University of Tennessee at Knoxville's County Technical Advisory Service mentioned issues with the security system and included recommendations for upgrading door locks and the camera system but did not include descriptions of systemwide video and security system failures.

Hmmm...

"When the video system is down, it is typically down for less than 15 minutes, not for hours", said Dwight Van de Vate, the county's chief operating officer and mayor's co-chief of staff in an email.
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“It’s a big-time safety and security hazard,” said one employee, who, like the others, agreed to speak with Knox News on the condition they not be named to protect their job status. “If I’m getting my head cracked in and nobody can see to get help down there … it’s a hell of a safety hazard.”

Previous reporting on "Knox County Juvenile Detention Center troubles"

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fischbobber's picture

Wait a minute.........

Are you trying to tell us that the most arguably corrupt administration in Knox County history is covering up its failure to address the Juvenile justice system? Are you trying to insinuate that nobody in the whole damn County knew what was going on and that it was allowed to continue, strictly because there was no will to fund it? Is that illegal or just highly unethical?

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