KNOXVILLE
Library bans sex offenders
People who are listed on the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry are barred from any Knox County Public Library.
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett said the county is telling predators to “stay away or go to jail.”
The policy is allowable under a new state law.
Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones is quoted in a news release from Burchett’s office, saying he applauds the state for tougher regulations on people he described as “dirt bags who prey on our children.”