Audit of Oregon juvenile prison praises staff effort, stands in contrast to recent allegations

Audit of Oregon juvenile prison praises staff effort, stands in contrast to recent allegations

Federal auditors praised the staff of Oregon’s largest juvenile detention center, MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, for working swiftly to protect residents from harassment or inappropriate comments. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (or PREA), created by the federal government more than two decades ago, creates a zero-tolerance policy for sexual abuse in correctional facilities. The idea is to ensure all detention facilities give …