We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys

"Florida’s Dozier School for Boys was notorious for a century as a place of unspeakable cruelty, especially to boys who were Black, and was run by corrupt men who evaded any consequences. Forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle came a year after the juvenile reform school closed to investigate the claims of former prisoners and their families: The grounds held the bodies of many boys marked as missing but killed in secret. Kimmerle’s book details horrifying abuses, survivors’ trauma and an enraging fight against state institutions and lawmakers determined to prevent the past from coming to light. But its center is the value of uncovering history (however painful) and of restorative justice."