The order from Gov. Tina Kotek mandates that Oregon school districts adopt policies banning student cell phone use in K-12 ...

Central Oregon families whose children are experiencing a psychiatric crisis will soon have an in-patient treatment option in ...

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

A single Oregon Youth Authority doctor gained the nickname "Dr. Cold Fingers" after decades of sexual abuse, the lawsuits alleged. Author: Alex Jensen Published: 2:31 PM PDT June 12, 2025 ...

Posted: May 1, 2025 | Last updated: May 1, 2025 County juvenile justice directors in Oregon are demanding transparency about the backlog of complaints at the Oregon Youth Authority.

Updated: Apr 30, 2025 / 06:14 PM PDT OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) – County juvenile justice directors in Oregon are demanding transparency about the backlog of complaints at the Oregon Youth Authority.

The Oregon Youth Authority will be presenting its budget to the subcommittee this week, but in a statement to KTVZ News, GOP lawmakers are calling for accountability hearings to be held this week.

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon lawmakers are preparing to hold a series of accountability hearings following a sex abuse scandal involving the Oregon Youth Authority.

Oregon Youth Authority Director Joe O'Leary was unwilling or unable to manage the agency office tasked with investigating complaints of abuse for years and systemic failures in the office posed a ...

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 ...

WOODBURN Ore. (KPTV) - Prosecuting attorneys on Thursday introduced a lawsuit that alleges the chief medical officer abused boys for years at Oregon’s MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Youth Authority is set to face a major lawsuit regarding the sexual abuse of at least 10 boys in juvenile detention, according to attorneys.