MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, Youth detention center near Woodburn, United States.
MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility is a juvenile correctional facility in unincorporated Marion County, Oregon, near Woodburn, with capacity for 187 youth. Its 12 living units are split between two buildings: Valley units (Boulder, Crater, Dunes, Fossil, Haystack) each have a dormitory for 20 people, a common room, kitchen, canteen and outdoor patio; Courtyard units (Lake, Maple, Noble, Oak, Pacific, Rockaway, Summit) each have 16 individual cells, several common rooms and a patio. Maple and Noble serve as intake units.
The sources do not record a founding date or a 2017 date for MacLaren. What is documented is its present role: it is a juvenile correctional facility in unincorporated Marion County near Woodburn, able to house up to 187 youth, and it holds the Oregon Youth Authority's intake units and parole violation unit. Its twelve living units are split between the Valley and Courtyard buildings.
The facility implements educational programs, therapy sessions, and vocational training to prepare young individuals for successful reintegration into society.
The facility is located on North Pacific Highway in Woodburn and is accessible to visitors who must check in upon arrival. Plan ahead as the site has standard security procedures that visitors need to follow.
MacLaren's twelve living units are split between two buildings, Valley and Courtyard. The five Valley units each hold a 20-person dormitory with a common room, kitchen, canteen and outdoor patio, while the seven Courtyard units have 16 individual cells, several common rooms and a patio. Maple and Noble serve as the Oregon Youth Authority's intake units.
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