Tag Archives: MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility

One youth who escaped from MacLaren in custody, two still at large

A 21-year-old who escaped in February from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn is being held at the Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention Center in Caldwell, Idaho. Xavier Swimm was serving a sentence for attempted assault 2 and aggravated harassment in Multnomah County. Source: One youth who escaped from MacLaren in custody, two still at large

Man arrested in Idaho after escaping from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in February

A 21-year-old man who escaped from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn has been arrested in western Idaho after nearly three months on the run. Xavier Swimm of Portland was arrested after 9 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant and is being held at the Canyon County Juvenile Detention Center in Caldwell, the Oregon Youth Authority […]
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Former inmate at Oregon youth prison files suit against fired counselor accused of sexually abusing him

A former incarcerated teen at the state’s youth prison has filed a lawsuit against the woman who was his substance abuse counselor for allegedly sexually abusing him while he was in custody. The young man, now in his early 20s and identified in the suit by initials S.Q., also claims in the federal suit that […]
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Three teens escape from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility Sunday night

Police are searching for three 19-year-olds who escaped Sunday night from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, according to a statement from the Oregon Youth Authority. The men escaped at 9:12 p.m. on Sunday. Warrants have been issued for their arrest. Source: Three teens escape from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility Sunday night – Salem Reporter

Woman arraigned for sex misconduct charges at MacLaren Youth facility

A 34-year-old Wilsonville woman was arraigned on five counts of custodial sexual misconduct and other counts in connection to her having sex with a person incarcerated at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn. Emily Echtenkamp was indicted on those charges, official misconduct and initiating a false report between Sept. 1, 2021 and April 4, 2022 […]
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Mystery solved for cemetery on MacLaren property in Woodburn

Cousins Marilee Westfall and Robin Groshong make a good team. Westfall is an instigator and Groshong a genealogist, and together they unraveled the mystery of a tiny cemetery behind MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. They first visited the site in 2019 after Westfall recalled a story published in the Statesman Journal in the mid-1990s. Source: Mystery […]
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Woman allegedly shot by teen on parole sues Oregon Youth Authority in negligence claim

Gerardo Trujillo-Torres, who was 16 at the time, was the first juvenile charged after Oregon made significant changes to how it prosecutes juveniles accused of violent crimes. Instead of automatically being tried as adults, cases involving 15- to 17-year-olds remain in Juvenile Court unless a judge decides to waive them into the adult system. Source: […]
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Oregon governor commutes sentences of 74 prisoners convicted as teens, opening up possibility for early release

Dozens of people convicted of violent crimes as teenagers could be released early under a new order by Gov. Kate Brown. On Oct. 20, the governor commuted the sentences for 74 people convicted of Measure 11 crimes. Passed in 1994, Measure 11 set mandatory minimum sentences for violent and sex-related crimes, including murder and rape, […]
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Oregon Youth Authority reopens MacLaren detention facility in Woodburn to visitors

The Oregon Youth Authority on Friday said it will open MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility to visitors starting Sunday. The locked 271-bed facility in Woodburn houses male juvenile offenders. It is the state’s largest youth correctional facility. Source: Oregon Youth Authority reopens MacLaren detention facility in Woodburn to visitors – oregonlive.com

Escaped Oregon Youth Authority teens arrested near Albany

Youths fled from MacLaren Sunday after assaulting staff member, stealing keys, escaping through hole in perimeter fence. Three youths who escaped from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn early Sunday morning after assaulting a staff member were arrested Wednesday afternoon, March 31, in Albany. Source: Pamplin Media Group – Escaped Oregon Youth Authority teens arrested […]
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