OAR 416-440-0005: Purpose

(1) The purpose of these rules is to establish and define youth in custody (YIC) mail privileges in a manner that is consistent with the Oregon Youth Authority’s (OYA) discharge of its statutory responsibilities and its multi-faceted mission to maintain public safety, to hold YICs accountable, and to provide treatment and reformation services. (2) It is the policy of OYA that its rules and policies governing the management and operation of its facilities apply to all youth in custody confined in those facilities, including but not limited to youth in custody who have been convicted and sentenced as adults and transferred to OYA physical custody.