Formed 1995 (1995) | Employees 1,100 (April 2015) | |
Agency executives Fariborz Pakseresht, DirectorJoseph O'Leary, Deputy Director Website www.oregon.gov/oya/pages/index.aspx | ||
The Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) is a state agency of Oregon, headquartered in Suite 500 of the 530 Center St. NE building in Salem. The agency operates juvenile corrections.
A juvenile crime prevention task force chaired by then-Attorney General of Oregon Ted Kulongoski recommended the creation of a separate juvenile corrections agency. The OYA was established as a distinct agency in 1995.
Facilities
Facilities include:
Secure correctional facilities for boys:
Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility in Albany is the state's only secure correctional facility for girls.
Transition and work study programs include:
The Corvallis House Young Women's Transition Program moved to the Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility and is now known as the Young Women's Transition Program (Aspen YWTP). The program was previously in Corvallis.