KNOX COUNTY — After touring the Knox County jail with Sheriff Tom Spangler, county commissioners who were present at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility Wednesday reacted to the sheriff's desire to ...

Knox County officials announced Monday that the Maine county's jail will no longer house long-term prisoners due to the high cost of running the facility. The county is expected to enter a partnership ...

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 ...

Officials say the county's long-term incarcerated population will be moved to the Two Bridges Regional Jail, while the Knox County Jail will become a holding facility. Officials say the county's ...

Knox County officials are planning for the Knox County Sheriff's Office to take over management at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center on June 30. But there's no promise KCSO has to stick ...

Knox County plans to partner with the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset beginning Jan. 1, 2026, to house its long-term incarcerated population. Officials said in a Monday press release that the ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — A Knox County man was sentenced to 60 years in prison, two months after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting three children. In August, 71-year-old Jessie Hurst was ...