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

UPDATE: Oregon Youth Authority director fired amid massive backlog of abuse reports *** The Oregon Youth Authority’s former chief of investigations failed to review his unit’s investigations ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...