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Florida Delivers First Wave Of Payments To Abuse Survivors From Dozier & Okeechobee Schools
Hundreds of men abused as children at notorious Florida reform schools will finally receive over $21,000 each, a testament to years of advocacy for a [...]
Florida Establishes Compensation Program For Victims Of Dozier And Okeechobee Schools
Students were beaten and raped at the now-shuttered Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images
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Florida Supreme Court Upholds Victor Jones Execution, Despite Abuse At Notorious State School
Justices Rule Abuse Claims 'Procedurally Barred' as Inmate's Execution Date Nears; Would Mark State's Record 13th Execution of the Year
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Florida Supreme Court To Re-Examine Death Penalty Case Amid Childhood Abuse At State-Run School
A coalition of legal and activist groups seeks to intervene in the case of Victor Tony Jones, a death row inmate, arguing the jury was not aware of t [...]
Florida Senator Proposes Repeal Of High School Start Time Requirements
School Bus Source: TFP File Photo
A Florida senator has filed legislation that would repeal the state's requirements for later start times for hig [...]
Florida To Offer Compensation For Victims Of Abuse At State-Run Reform Schools
Students were beaten and raped at the now-shuttered Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images
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Florida Death Row Inmate Cites Abuse At Dozier School For Boys In Appeal For Clemency
Loran Cole (FDLE)
Loran Cole, a Death Row inmate scheduled to be executed in Florida this month, is seeking to have his death sentence vacated. Hi [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs ‘Dozier School For Boys’ Compensation Bill
Students were beaten and raped at the now-shuttered Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.
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Dozier School Victims Compensation Bill Heads To Florida Senate
Students were beaten and raped at the now-shuttered Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.
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Florida Senators Back Compensating Dozier School Victims ‘The White House Boys’
Students were beaten and raped at the now-shuttered Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images
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