After more than a century of horrific abuse and decades of being ignored by the state, 926 survivors of Florida's notorious reform schools are finally receiving justice.
This week, men who endured unthinkable trauma as children at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and the Okeechobee School began receiving compensation checks of over $21,000 each as part of a historic $20 million reparations program.
In this powerful interview, attorney Troy Rafferty shares the deeply personal journey that led him to champion the cause of the "White House Boys" - survivors who called themselves after the white building where much of the abuse occurred.
Rafferty describes how touring the abandoned Dozier School grounds in 2022 changed his life, standing before the infamous "White House" where children were tortured, and walking among unmarked graves where 55 bodies have been recovered, with nearly 200 souls still unaccounted for.
