SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon lawmakers are preparing to hold a series of accountability hearings following a sex abuse scandal involving the Oregon Youth Authority.
Lawmakers announced the hearings after new reports of mismanagement that the governor called “appalling.”
The MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn has faced numerous complaints, and earlier this month, lawyers representing 10 men filed a lawsuit against the OYA for $51 million, alleging they were abused while in custody as boys…