Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility
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Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility is a state-run juvenile
correctional facility
located in Salem, Oregon
, United States. Hillcrest is run by the Oregon Youth Authority
(OYA), Oregon's juvenile corrections agency.
Currently Hillcrest serves males ages 12–25 who are violent or in need of substance abuse treatment. The facility has a budgeted capacity of 180 beds. Hillcrest also serves as the location for statewide male intake and parole violator intake assessment for youth offenders.
Robert S. Farrell High School
is located on site.
for girls. A boys' facility was opened 1891, and concern was expressed that there was a need for a similar institution for "erring daughters. The girls' facility opened in 1913 in the old Polytechnic Building on the grounds of the Oregon School for the Deaf
while Hillcrest was being built.
The school was renamed Hillcrest School for Girls, and later the Hillcrest School of Oregon. The facility became co-gender in the mid-1970s. Hillcrest became an all-male facility in 2008, when Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility for female offenders was established in Albany
.
(DOC) from 1965–1971. When the Children's Services Division in the Department of Human Resources (now the Oregon Department of Human Services
) was created, it took over oversight of the facility from the DOC. In 1995, a bill was introduced in the Oregon State Legislature
that would establish an independent department, the Oregon Youth Authority, to administer Oregon's youth correctional facilities. The bill became law that same year and the Oregon Youth Authority became a division of the Oregon Department of Human Resources. In 1996, the Oregon Youth Authority became an independent department of the State of Oregon
. The OYA is currently the agency in charge of Hillcrest.
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Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile delinquency is participation in illegal behavior by minors who fall under a statutory age limit. Most legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles, such as juvenile detention centers. There are a multitude of different theories on the causes of crime, most if not...
correctional facility
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
located in Salem, Oregon
Salem, Oregon
Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...
, United States. Hillcrest is run by the Oregon Youth Authority
Oregon Youth Authority
The Oregon Youth Authority is a state agency of Oregon, headquartered in Suite 200 of the 530 Center St. NE building in Salem. The agency operates juvenile corrections....
(OYA), Oregon's juvenile corrections agency.
Currently Hillcrest serves males ages 12–25 who are violent or in need of substance abuse treatment. The facility has a budgeted capacity of 180 beds. Hillcrest also serves as the location for statewide male intake and parole violator intake assessment for youth offenders.
Robert S. Farrell High School
Robert S. Farrell High School
Robert S. Farrell High School is a public high school in Salem, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility.-Academics:...
is located on site.
History
The facility originally opened as the State Industrial School for Girls in 1914. It was the state's first reform schoolReform school
A reform school in the United States was a term used to define, often somewhat euphemistically, what was often essentially a penal institution for boys, generally teenagers.-History:...
for girls. A boys' facility was opened 1891, and concern was expressed that there was a need for a similar institution for "erring daughters. The girls' facility opened in 1913 in the old Polytechnic Building on the grounds of the Oregon School for the Deaf
Oregon School for the Deaf
Oregon School for the Deaf , is a public school in Salem, Oregon, United States that serves deaf and hard of hearing students from kindergarten through high school and up to 18 years of age.-History:...
while Hillcrest was being built.
The school was renamed Hillcrest School for Girls, and later the Hillcrest School of Oregon. The facility became co-gender in the mid-1970s. Hillcrest became an all-male facility in 2008, when Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility for female offenders was established in Albany
Albany, Oregon
Albany is the eleventh largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and is the county seat of Linn County. It is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is...
.
Oversight
For part of its history, Hillcrest was managed by the Oregon State Board of Control. Hillcrest was operated by the Oregon Department of CorrectionsOregon Department of Corrections
The Oregon Department of Corrections is the agency of the U.S. state of Oregon charged with managing a system of 14 state prisons since its creation by the state legislature in 1987...
(DOC) from 1965–1971. When the Children's Services Division in the Department of Human Resources (now the Oregon Department of Human Services
Oregon Department of Human Services
The Oregon Department of Human Services is the primary health and human services agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. The ODHS was established in 1971 as the Oregon Department of Human Resources but renamed in 1999...
) was created, it took over oversight of the facility from the DOC. In 1995, a bill was introduced in the Oregon State Legislature
Oregon Legislative Assembly
The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives, with 60 members elected to...
that would establish an independent department, the Oregon Youth Authority, to administer Oregon's youth correctional facilities. The bill became law that same year and the Oregon Youth Authority became a division of the Oregon Department of Human Resources. In 1996, the Oregon Youth Authority became an independent department of the State of Oregon
Government of Oregon
The government of the U.S. state of Oregon, as prescribed by the Oregon Constitution, is composed of three government branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial...
. The OYA is currently the agency in charge of Hillcrest.
See also
- Fairview Training CenterFairview Training CenterThe Fairview Training Center was a state-run facility for people with developmental disabilities in Salem, Oregon, United States. Fairview was established in 1907 as the State Institution for the Feeble-Minded. The hospital opened on December 1, 1908 with 39 patients transferred from the Oregon...
- MacLaren Youth Correctional FacilityMacLaren Youth Correctional FacilityMacLaren Youth Correctional Facility is a correctional facility in Woodburn, Oregon, United States. It is administered by the Oregon Youth Authority...
- Mill Creek Correctional FacilityMill Creek Correctional FacilityMill Creek Correctional Facility is a minimum-security prison in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is five miles southeast of Salem near Turner. It is run by the Oregon Department of Corrections...
External links
- Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility (official website)
- Historic photos of Hillcrest from Salem Public Library
- Historic image of aftermath of riot at Hillcrest in 1955 from the Oregon State ArchivesOregon State ArchivesThe Archives Division of the Office of the Secretary of State of Oregon, or Oregon State Archives, is an agency of the Office of the Oregon Secretary of State charged with preserving and providing access to government records. It also publishes the Oregon Blue Book and Oregon Administrative Rules...
- Image of Hillcrest girls cooking, circa 1965 from the Oregon State Archives
- First Biennial Report of the Oregon State Board of Control, Acting Superintendent's Report: Oregon State Industrial School for Girls (1915)
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