The Facility History
of MacLaren Youth Correctional
& Amos Reed
Victor of CJYO conducted his presentation on Project Pooch, learn more here www.pooch.org and the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. In the Facility History of Victor's presentation he cited an article from the Oregon Herald published in 2013 titled 'MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility Employees Honored for Excellence'. The discussion not only focused on the tone of how the writer acknowledges MacLaren's conflicted past, but also the commentary included in the article which you can read here that gives glimpses to what people experienced that were committed to the facility click here.
Tapping into the Google Newspaper archives, I discovered an article published in August 12, 1963 titled 'Crowding Plauges MacLaren'. It includes details debating the facilities approach to incarceration and a look at the facility's superintendent, Amos Reed.
Here is a quote from the article. You can read the full article by clicking on the link below.
"Another factor is the age and background of the boys, many of whom are at the stage where they refuse to form close associations with others, particularly with adults.
The personality of the superintendent may also be a cause. His knowledge of correctional work is voluminous, he seems to be an excellent administrator, and he knows how to deal with Oregon's inscrutable Legislature.
But Amos Reed is a serious reserved man who seldom smiles. The boys at MacLaren greet him formally on the grounds, and only rare does he know them by sight.
He does know their backgrounds, however, and their needs and he has built at MacLaren, a program designed to offer something for every boy who is sent there."
To read the complete article click here.
Wilson, Jack. "Crowding Plagues MacLaren." Eugene Register Guard 12 Aug 1963. Google Newspaper Archive. Online.
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