The new board consists of five county commissioners; one was appointed by Knox County juvenile judge Tim Irwin.

The commission approved a new contract with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that increases daily rates $115 ...

At what point does the quest for justice cross ethical and possibly even legal lines and become villainous itself? Neither ...

Wellness is vital to avoid a return to prison, but they often reenter society without health insurance or medicine for ...

The state of Michigan has yet to strike a balance between new chances for youth killers and an appropriate recognition of ...

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 ...

This past Tuesday, juvenile court Judge Tim Irwin called to inform me that Superintendent Bean had fired two employees, apparently in retaliation for reporting problems at the center to state ...

Bean, who oversees the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center named in his honor, told nurse Stefani Clowers and information technology staffer Thomas Cordell on May 27 they could resign or be ...