Oakley personnel have constructively addressed problems noted by PEER in the 1983 report entitled An Investigation of Allegations of Abuse at the Oakley Campus of the Department of Youth Services. Improvements were noted in the areas of staff training, supervision of direct care staff, operating procedures, individual counseling plans, placement of repeat offenders, cottage confinement of students, maintenance, fire safety, drugs, and security of student property. However, some deficiencies continue to exist relative to documentation of training, turnover rates, maintenance of management information, communication among staff, specialized programming, fire safety training, employee evaluations, and securing student property. PEER made specific recommendations relative to those deficiencies.
For a paper copy of this report, contact PEER by telephone at 601-359-1226 or by e-mail at reports@peer.ms.gov.