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Listen: The Blues ProgramInterior view showing sleeping area of dormitory at the Florida Industrial School for Boys in Marianna, Florida.
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Photographer
Date
Date Note
Collection
S 2241, Box 6
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Public institutions--Florida--Jackson County--Marianna
Reformatories--Florida--Jackson County--Marianna
Boys--Institutional care
Juvenile corrections--Florida--Jackson County--Marianna
Juvenile delinquency
Student housing--Florida--Jackson County--Marianna
Dormitories--Florida--Jackson County--Marianna
Beds
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
General Note
The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida, was a high risk residential commitment facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice for male youth 13 to 21 years of age who were committed by the Court. The school originally opened in 1900 as the Florida State Reform School. It was later known as the Florida Industrial School for Boys (1914-1957), the Florida School for Boys (1957-1967), and finally the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. The school closed in 2011.
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