Florida lawmakers could give $40 million to survivors of infamous Dozier school for boys

“It is a step, but it’s a step in the right direction.”

By Ray Roa

Sixty-two years after his release, Charlie Fudge still gets emotional talking about the abuse he endured inside “the white house” at Florida’s Dozier School for boys when he was just 12 years old. “I received a beating of 31 lashes with a leather strap...

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