Rhode Island
Teens incarcerated in R.I. write obituaries for the forgotten: ‘No one should be just a number’
More than 1,000 anonymous graves sit just adjacent to the Rhode Island Training School. The young people incarcerated there worked to give stories to those buried next door.
“What are they?” A 16-year-old boy incarcerated at the Training School remembered asking one of the staff members.
CRANSTON, R.I. — Sometimes, as they played basketball outside at the Rhode Island Training School , the teens would glance through the ... [11375 chars]