THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — Disability Rights Oregon has released a report alleging the juvenile jail in The Dalles skirts Oregon law and uses inhumane methods to punish youth.
The East Oregonian reported Wednesday that the director of the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility disputes the findings.
Disability Rights is authorized to inspect jails and other facilities that house people with disabilities under a federal designation.
Disability Rights attorney Sarah Radcliffe interviewed 23 youth at the NORCOR juvenile jail between June and September.