Update: Gov. Tina Kotek places Oregon Youth Authority director on leave amid ‘backlog’ of abuse complaints The chief ...

The youth authority declined to provide a copy of the latest complaint report, saying it first needed to be reviewed by the Oregon Department of Justice. The unit fields an average of 710 reports ...

Freeman was released from Oregon Youth Authority custody in 2014, but his old life caught up to him. Someone shot at him as he was driving in Portland on Sept. 24, 2015.

The former director of the Oregon Youth Authority Joe O’Leary, who was fired last week, said he was “floored” when he was placed on administrative leave. He was not aware of how severe a ...

Three people who were once detained at two Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) Correctional facilities each filed lawsuits against staff this week, claiming they were sexually abused and subject to civil ...

Another former Oregon Youth Authority social worker, Emily Echtenkamp, is named in three of the civil rights lawsuits, and was also arrested and charged with custodial sexual misconduct in December.

The Oregon Youth Authority is facing a lawsuit regarding the sexual abuse of 10 child victims while they were in custody at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. Skip to content.

The Oregon Youth Authority has seen significant turmoil in 2025 with the firing of its director and revelations about incomplete investigations of abuse.

Youth spend an average of nine months in Oregon Youth Authority custody, with many vocational programs condensed into three-month courses.

The formerly incarcerated men allege abuse by a Oregon Youth Authority doctor, filing a $51M lawsuit amid claims that the agency ignored reports of abuse. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

The Oregon Youth Authority is tasked with ensuring the welfare of children who are incarcerated. The lawsuit accuses Edward Gary Edwards, the main doctor at the MacLaren Youth Correctional ...

A total of 16 former and current Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) staff members are named as defendants in six different lawsuits that allege sexual abuse and misconduct in two different Oregon Youth ...