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By Harry Esteve, The Oregonian, May 14, 2013 A group of unionized mental health workers in the Oregon state prison system wants a pay raise that even they acknowledge is big enough to cause a public relations problem. About 50 mental health specialists who handle inmates with addictions and other mental health problems want to […]
From The Oregonian, December 12, 2011 State officials this week are ending their practice of lodging juveniles in the adult prison in Wilsonville while processing them to begin serving sentences, the Partnership for Safety and Justice announced Monday. Shannon Wight, associate director of the Portland partnership, said about 100 youth a year spent up to […]
Text below is from the Oregon Youth Authority 2010 Mental Health Gap Survey. The Oregon Youth Authority has conducted the Mental Health Gap Survey every other year since 2000. Data are collected on all youth in OYA custody on April 1 of the survey year. READ – Oregon Youth Authority Mental Health Gap 2010, Survey […]
From KATU.com, December 22, 2010 A new study of Oregon teens and early-20-somethings behind bars found more than half have mental health conditions or drug/alcohol dependencies. One out of every five have a very low IQ or were sexually abused; one out of every four have experienced physical or emotional abuse; and one out of […]
From Salem Statesman Journal, December 22, 2008 Three Oregon Youth Authority staff members sustained minor injuries during an escape attempt by eight girls at Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility in Albany early Sunday. The girls, armed with homemade weapons, attacked the staff members and overpowered them shortly after midnight, authority spokeswoman Perrin Damon said. The […]
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