A UT researcher reports 3,470 detainees in 2025, while the Knox County sheriff’s office reports 964.
University of Tennessee researcher says cooperation between local law enforcement and ICE is driving higher detention numbers ...
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 ...
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in a Knox County inmate being charged in connection to the death of his cellmate. On Dec. 22, at the request ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A death at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility in Knox County is under investigation, a spokesperson for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. At the request of Knox ...