Erin H. Kimmerle, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science at the University of South Florida. Her recent book, WE CARRY THEIR BONES: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys, William Morrow (2022) is an indictment of the reform school system as we know it detailing the science of forensic anthropology and an important retelling of the extraordinary efforts taken to bring these lost children home to their families.
For over a century, The Dozier School for Boys held dark secrets behind its gates. Allegations of abuse, forced labor, and unexplained deaths had often come up throughout its history, but the...
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