$308 to $99 million: The costs of juvenile crime (and other stats)

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MacLaren, by far Oregon's largest juvenile correctional facility and home to an estimated 271 youth, is wrapping up a major upgrade that added a six housing units, updated eight 1960s-era dwellings and remodeled the medical and dental clinic and fitness center.

The work is part of a massive $99 million overhaul of the Oregon Youth Authority’s prisons and transitional programs that began two years ago and will extend through the next four years.

The undertaking represents the largest investment in correctional facilities for youth since the mid-1990s when the Oregon Legislature signed off on five new institutions -- a response to the rising juvenile crime rate.

Here's a look at some key stats about Oregon's incarcerated youth:

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$308: Costs per day to house a young offender at MacLaren and other Oregon youth prisons

271: Beds at MacLaren

$99 million: Amount Oregonians will spend to update youth authority buildings

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491: Teenage boys and young men housed in youth authority centers

55: Teenage girls and young women in youth authority centers

152: Youths serving time for Measure 11 crimes

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35: Youths serving time for homicide or offenses related to homicide, such as manslaughter

175: Youths serving time for a sex offense

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11 percent: African Americans who make up the overall population referred to the youth authority in 2007

14 percent: African Americans who make up the overall population referred to the youth authority in 2016

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466 days: Average length of stay

75 percent: Young male offenders with a diagnosed mental health disorder

88 percent: Young female offenders with a diagnosed mental disorder

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Books about personal finance, barbering, finding happiness, Harry Potter and the Quran were piled on nightstands in one of MacLaren's remodeled bunkhouses.

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12-24: Age range for youths and young adults managed by the youth authority

9: Secure residential centers and transitional programs managed by the youth authority

54: Young offenders in the system who will transfer to the Oregon Department of Corrections system at age 25

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