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

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 ...

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 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 ...

Oregon Youth Authority is facing a lawsuit alleging sex abuse by a medical provider at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, with state lawmakers holding hearings to investigate the agency&#821… ...

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

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 ...

A recent Oregon Supreme Court ruling has given new life to a $5.5 million lawsuit accusing the Oregon Youth Authority of ignoring "rampant sexual abuse" of children and teens in state custody.

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

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; ...