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Florida lawmakers have taken the first step towards compensating hundreds of men and or their families for the abuse they suffered in a state reform school.
Legislation approved by its first Senate committee Tuesday morning would allow victims of the now-shuttered Dozier school in Mariana to file claims with the state.
The Florida Legislature formally apologized in 2017 for the physical and sexual abuse alleged to have been committed at the Dozier School for Boys throughout its century long history.
We spoke with Charlie Fudge at the time.
Bill would allow claims by Florida’s Dozier School For Boys abuse victims
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Victims from decades of abuse at two Florida reform schools could seek compensation under a bill approved by a Senate committee on Tuesday.
The bill approved 6-1 by the Senate Criminal Justice Committee would allow former inmates at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and the Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee to receive state certification that they were victims of physical, mental or sexual abuse.
The victims would then be able to file claims for psychological and physical injuries if they were inmates at the reform schools between the years 1940 and 1975. Families of former inmates who have since died wouldn t be able to file a claim on their behalf.