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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 21, 2025

Brian Bivens, interim superintendent of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center, recently told the Juvenile Service Center Oversight Board that he has focused on hiring support staff, improving incarcerated teens' mental health and introducing educational and health programs during his first few months in office. Knox News looks at the changes being made following allegations of poor medical care and retaliatory firing of whistleblowers, as well as the departure of longtime superintendent Richard Bean. The changes come on the heels of others reported last month.