TN Library Bans Sex Offenders
People who are listed on the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry are now barred from any Knox County Public Library location.
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett says 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.”
Library Director Myretta Black said people on the registry can have other people check out and return books, but they can’t come to the library themselves.
The Knox County Public Library has 150,000 card holders and 19 locations.
