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Florida to Compensate Victims of Horrific Dozier School Abuse

Hundreds of victims are to receive tens of thousands of dollars in restitution from the state of Florida after suffering abuse at two state-run reform schools over 50 years ago. 

Back in the 1960s, 500 boys were housed at what is now known as the Dozier School for Boys. Some were orphans, some were abandoned children, and some were young criminals, most of whom had committed only minor offenses. 

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In recent years, hundreds of men have come forward to detail the disturbing treatment they experienced at the schools some 50 years ago. They alleged that acts like physical and sexual assaults were frequent and brutal. Not to mention, nearly 100 boys died between 1900 and 1973 at Dozier. Researchers even recently found bodies of victims buried in unmarked graves

“I’ve seen a lot in my lifetime. A lot of brutality, a lot of horror, a lot of death,” said Bryant Middleton, an army…

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