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The new body scanner at Whitley County Detention Center is now fully operational and being put to use. The full body scanner system was purchased in March following approval by the Whitley County Fiscal Court to help keep the jail more secure by preventing contraband and other...

Whitley Co. Detention Center inmates Anthony Merriman, left, and Mack Jones, right, were two of the featured speakers at a recent Whitley Co. UNITE Coalition meeting and spoke about how the jail’s re-entry program has given them hope. 33-year-old Anthony Merriman makes no...

A Keavy woman, who was arrested for DUI Saturday evening, allegedly spit on a deputy jailer after she was transported to the Whitley County Detention Center, according to a sheriff’s department release. About 9 p.m., Sgt. Kirk Mays responded to Kersey Road after Whitley...

Knox County deputy jailers had their hands full Friday, Feb. 26, with the excessive number of inmates they have to haul over and back from circuit court. But, by that time, however, the worst was nearly over. The Knox County Detention Center is set up for 35 inmates; however,...