Florida School for Boys - Despite periodic investigations, changes of leadership, and promises to improve, the allegations of cruelty, abuse, beatings, rapes, and torture continued.
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living in florida currently. went to a bar around noon one day after work and sat a few empty seats away from an older guy who was sent to this place as a kid because he couldn't sit still. conversation started out with him telling a bad joke about a gay army recruit and ended at the florida boys school. it was really sad and i wish i could forget the encounter.
Here's an award winning long read about the school as well.