George Owen Smith

George Owen Smith was one of the many boys who suffered at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, sent there at the age of 14 for a minor offense. He disappeared in 1940, with school officials falsely reporting that he had run away and later died from pneumonia. His story, emblematic of the tragic fates of many boys at the reform school, was highlighted in the research that informed the film 'Nickel Boys,' shedding light on the injustices faced by these children.