2 deaths in 100 days at Oregon youth correctional centers May 14 2021
Oregon Youth Authority faces a combined $16 million in potential civil penalties after families of Brett J.J. Bruns and Juan Lopez-Robles file suit.
Two teens died in the span of 100 days while under supervision by the Oregon Youth Authority juvenile detention system, according to a new investigation by the Portland Tribune.
The death of Brett J.J. Bruns by self-harm in December 2019 as well as the unintentional overdose that took the life of Juan Lopez-Robles in March 2020 casts a spotlight on the contractor facilities that are paid millions of dollars per year by the state to rehabilitate youth behavior.