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Oregon Youth Authority details backlog of investigations, outlines staffing and oversight changes
Summary
Interim Oregon Youth Authority leaders told the House Judiciary Committee the agency is addressing a backlog of aged investigations in its Professional Standards Office with new staffing, weekly reporting and external oversight, but said timelines for completing cases vary by complexity.
Interim Oregon Youth Authority Director Jana McClellan told the House Committee on Judiciary on an informational hearing that the agency has prioritized hundreds of investigations that had remained open more than 180 days and has put new staffing and oversight in place to speed cases to resolution.
McClellan said the agency’s January peer review by the Oregon Department of Corrections found hundreds of aged cases and thousands of cases awaiting sign-off by the chief investigator, which led to leadership changes. “We share a desire for safety and transparency,” McClellan said, and described steps to triage aged matters while keeping current caseloads moving.
Nut graf: The agency reported it has reduced the count of aged cases from numbers cited in the January peer review and established a combination of immediate staffing fixes, reporting tools and external oversight intended to improve case tracking, coordination with partner agencies and victim services.
OYA presented specific operational…
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