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, 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-

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recommended the creation of a separate juvenile corrections agency. The OYA was established as a distinct agency in 1995.

Facilities

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." Oregon Youth Authority. Retrieved on August 24, 2010. Secure correctional facilities for boys: *

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) Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility in Albany is the state's only secure correctional facility for girls. Transition and work study programs include: * Camp Florence ( Lane County) * Camp Tillamook (

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). The program was previously in Corvallis.OYA Facilities
" Oregon Youth Authority. April 30, 2008. Retrieved on August 24, 2010. Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility in Salem and North Coast Youth Correctional Facility in Warrenton closed in 2017. Youth at Hillcrest were transferred to MacLaren, and youth at North Coast were paroled out (if appropriate) or transferred to other OYA facilities. The majority of youth served by OYA are in the community. OYA offers residential programs, its own foster care network and partnerships with Oregon's county juvenile departments, community providers and other stakeholders.

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