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The Real-Life School — And Horrors — Behind ‘Nickel Boys’

Rolling Stone
Story by CT Jones
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Gritty new film 'Nickel Boys' exposes the harrowing true story behind a notorious Florida reform school's dark history of abuse and violence.
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  • The Dozier School for Boys, which the book and film are based on, was a real-life reform school in Florida that operated for over 100 years, with documented cases of horrific physical and sexual abuse of students.
  • The school's infamy was further cemented by the discovery of a hidden 'White House' building on the campus grounds, where prisoners were allegedly tortured and murdered, making it a shocking real-life horror story behind the powerful film adaptation.
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RaMell Ross, Colson Whitehead, Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, Nickel Boys
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