“One died of a gunshot wound.” The Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee opened in 1959, after the Dozier school became ... after he left Okeechobee for an armed robbery, which he denies ...

MARIANNA, Fla (WDHN) — The story of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys has haunted the Wiregrass and Florida panhandle for decades. A story that is now being brought to the silver screen.

Dozier School for Boys has received two Oscar nominations for ... the director and co-writer. "One of the grander purposes of making films like this and telling these histories in this way is ...