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Knox County sheriff outlines oversight, complaint process and how 287(g) works
Summary
At a Knox County workshop the sheriff explained why a civilian oversight board is not planned, described the role of internal affairs and the TBI in investigations, and said 287(g) holds are decided after intake information is sent to ICE; residents pressed for transparency and outside review.
The Knox County sheriff told community members at a county workshop that his office relies on internal affairs and state investigators rather than a separate civilian oversight board and that some matters are restricted by ongoing litigation.
The sheriff, speaking as the elected head of the county law-enforcement office, said, “As a sheriff, I answer to the voters of the county of Tennessee or Knox County.” He told attendees he was not planning to create an external advisory review board and noted that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and internal investigators already handle allegations of misconduct.
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