Historic Photographs: The Dozier School for Boys

Florida's former Dozier School for Boys, seen here in a 1968 photograph, has earned a lasting reputation for abuse of its inmates, CBS News reports. 96 boys died at the school, and 55 graves were found following an exhumation effort approved in 2013. Former Florida Governor Claude Kirk, left, tours the school in this 1968 photograph.

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In 1968, corporal punishment was outlawed in state-run institutions. That same year, then Florida Governor Claude Kirk, right, visited the school then known as the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys.

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Former Florida Governor Claude Kirk tours the Dozier School for Boys in 1968.

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State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/258385

Boys playing volleyball at the Florida Industrial School for Boys in Marianna, Florida in an undated photo from the 1950s.

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State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/258613

Boys in a reading class at the Florida Industrial School for Boys in Marianna, Florida in this undated photo.

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State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/258308

Boys at a Christmas event at the Florida Industrial School for Boys in Marianna, Florida in this undated photo from the 1950s.

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State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/258473

Boys walking in front of building at the Florida Industrial School for Boys in Marianna, Florida in this undated photo from the 1950s.

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Interior view showing boys in class at the Florida Industrial School for Boys in Marianna, Florida, in a photo taken around 1950.

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Boys in cafeteria at the School for Boys in Marianna, Florida, in this undated photo from the 1950s.