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Knox County delays transition of juvenile detention facility after CTAS review, cites payroll and staffing record issues
Summary
The juvenile board told commissioners a 90+-page CTAS/University of Tennessee assessment identified security, staffing and facility deficiencies and the sheriff needs more time to take operational control; the board requested extending the transition to July 1 amid budget and accrued-leave payout concerns.
The juvenile detention board asked the commission for more time to complete a planned transition of operational control to the sheriff, citing findings in a 90-plus-page CTAS and University of Tennessee assessment and unresolved personnel and budget issues.
"CTAS and our partners at the University of Tennessee ... delivered that to us last month. That was a 90 plus page report, outlining the pluses, the minuses, the deficiencies, some areas…
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