Oregon Youth Authority

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Oregon Youth AuthorityHillcrest Youth
Correctional Facility

• Presented by
• Jason Bratsouleas
• April 25, 2005

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Topics For Today

• Youth Correctional Facilities Save Lives
• The Role of Institutions
• The Role of Staff
• The Role of Clientele
• Leading Causes of Death For Juveniles (ages
  12-25)
• Prevention of Premature Death
• Raising Life Expectancy For
• Incarcerated Youth
• Rehabilitation vs. Retribution

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HILLCREST-YCF
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Some Statistics About Hillcrest

• Established in 1913
• In 1913, the Oregon Legislature appropriated
  25,000 to purchase land and erect a building for
  the state's first correctional facility for
  girls.
• The law establishing the new girl's institution
  called for it to be used as "a place of detention
  for delinquent girls between the ages of 12 and
  25."
• 180 beds today
• Serves female population and younger male youth

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The Role of Institutions

• To achieve this, we
• Hold youth offenders accountable
• Emphasize public safety
• Provide certain, consistent sanctions for youth
  offenders
• Support the concerns of crime victims
• Provide comprehensive youth reformation
  programs
• Promote and support juvenile crime prevention
  activities
• Encourage family involvement and responsibility
  and
• Select, train, support, and empower a competent
  and diverse work force.

• OYA's mission is to protect the public by holding
  youth offenders accountable and providing
  opportunities for reformation.
• OYA facilities serve offenders age 12-25 who have
  committed crimes prior to their 18th birthday
• Secure youth corrections facilities provide high
  security, intensive accountability, and treatment
  designed to meet the individual needs of youth,
  while protecting the public.
• The Oregon Youth Authority's facility system was
  developed to provide both secure and transitional
  environments that ensure public safety while
  holding youth accountable and providing
  opportunities for reformation.

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The Role of Staff

• Supervision, ensuring the living unit meets all
  facility safety and security needs (line
  movements, activities, counseling coaching of
  youth)
• Maintain continual, direct visual supervision of
  youth offenders (school, medical clinic,
  recreation, groups, visiting meals)
• Conducts verbal interventions w/youth offenders
  (provide certain consistent sanctions for
  non-compliant behavior)
• Good judgment and professional demeanor,
  supervising youth (including good communication)
• Maintain all security procedures (including
  locking doors, security of keys and sharps, alert
  to youth behaviors, ask for assistance when
  needed, notify others of any assaultive or
  dangerous behavior

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The Role of Clientele

• OYA facilities serve offenders age 12-25 who have
  committed crimes prior to their 18th birthday
• offenders who have been adjudicated in juvenile
  court and committed to OYA
• offenders who have committed Measure 11 offenses
  and are committed to the Department of
  Corrections, and, because of their age, are
  placed in the physical custody of OYA
• offenders who have been waived to adult court for
  non-Measure 11 crimes and are committed to the
  Department of Corrections, and because of their
  age, are placed in the physical custody of OYA

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Leading Causes of Death, for Juveniles (12-25)

• 10 Leading Causes of Deaths, Oregon 1999 - 2002,
  All Races, Males Ages 12-25
• Cause of Death Numberof Deaths
• Percentage of All Deaths in Age Group
• All Deaths 1,137 100.0
• Unintentional Injury 541 47.6
• Suicide 236 20.8
• Homicide 81 7.1
• Malignant Neoplasms 80 7.0
• Heart Disease 22 1.9
• Congenital Anomalies 20 1.8
• Cerebrovascular 8 0.7
• Benign Neoplasms 5 0.4
• Influenza Pneumonia 5 0.4
• Nephritis 4 0.4
• All Others 135 11.9
• Download Results in a Spreadsheet (CSV) File
  Help with DownloadProduced ByOffice of
  Statistics and Programming, National Center for
  Injury Prevention and Control, CDCData
  SourceNational Center for Health Statistics
   (NCHS) Vital Statistics System.

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Leading Causes of Death, for Juveniles (12-25)

• 10 Leading Causes of Deaths, Oregon 1999 - 2002,
  All Races, Females Ages 12-25
• Cause of Death Number of Deaths
• Percentage of All Deaths in Age Group
• All Deaths 399 100.0
• Unintentional Injury 160 40.1
• Malignant Neoplasms 45 11.3
• Suicide 41 10.3
• Homicide 25 6.3
• Heart Disease 19 4.8
• Congenital Anomalies 13 3.3
• Septicemia 6 1.5
• Chronic Low. Respiratory Disease 4 1.0
• Complicated Pregnancy 4 1.0
• Benign Neoplasms 2 0.5
• All Others 80 20.1
• Download Results in a Spreadsheet (CSV) File
  Help with Download Produced By Office of
  Statistics and Programming, National Center for
  Injury Prevention and Control, CDCData Source
  National Center for Health Statistics  (NCHS)
  Vital Statistics System.

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Prevention of Premature Death

• Incarceration provides many things, including
• Education
• Healthcare
• Vocational Training
• Consistent Nutrition
• Secure Environment
• Cognitive Restructuring
• Pro-Social Role Modeling
• Physical Education/Recreation
• Mental Health Evaluation Treatment

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Raising Life Expectancy

• Includes (but is not limited to)
• Increased access to healthcare
• Opportunity for education
• Healthy coping skills/social skills
• Better nutrition and consistent physical activity
• Stable mental health and counseling

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Rehabilitation vs. Retribution

• Motivational Interviewing
• Victim Clarification
• Relapse Prevention
• Community Transition
• Reintegration

• Measure 11
• Sex Offender Registration (For Life)
• Restitution
• Parole/Probation
• Recidivism