Tag: Oak Creek

Thank-You from Oak Creek Youth
A youth at Oak Creek wrote a heartfelt letter to staff before paroling back to the community.

Facilities Honor Class of 2020
Across OYA facilities, 105 youth were part of this year's graduating class.

A Family First: College Graduation
Four youth in OYA custody recently became the first in their families to earn college degrees.

Coping Through Art
OYA youth share the art they've been creating during the pandemic.

CTE Program Builds Opportunities at Oak Creek
Six female youth were selected to take an 80-hour course from Baker Technical Institute to become certified heavy equipment operators.

‘We can form a better system’
OYA youth and outside law students share their reflections on the class they recently took together.

Preventing and Responding to Sexual Abuse
Oregon Youth Authority takes numerous actions to try to prevent and respond to sexual abuse in our facilities.

Law Students Learn from the Inside
At Lewis & Clark Law School’s Juvenile Justice Seminar, taught by Oregon Youth Authority director Joe O’Leary, law students and incarcerated youth learn side by side.

Facilities Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Dancing horses and performances by Aztec dancers were among the highlights.

Panorama of Oregon Beautifies Oak Creek Gym
A volunteer at Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility raised funds for a 10-by-60 foot mural to be painted on the facility’s gym wall.