Richard Bean Forced Out as Knox County Juvenile Detention Center Superintendent

Richard L. Bean to retire after mayor calls out problems at juvenile detention center

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The superintendent of Knox County's juvenile detention center has announced he will be retiring this summer after Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs called him out for firing two employees in apparent retaliation. On Friday, Richard L. Bean announced he would be retiring from his role as superintendent of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center effective August 1. In a release shared by a mediation center, it was cite…

Richard Bean forced out as Knox County juvenile detention center superintendent

Richard Bean, chief of Knox County's juvenile detention center, announced his resignation May 30 under pressure for how he runs the facility.

Knox County Juvenile Detention Superintendent Richard L. Bean retires amid mayor's allegations of whistleblower retaliation

Bean said he was "dismayed and disappointed by the rush to judgment" by county leaders as a result of a "personnel decision" he recently made.