More Than 1,000 Forgotten Children Found in Graves Linked to America’s Early Youth Prisons
A sweeping new investigation has uncovered more than 1,000 graves belonging to children who died while in state custody, revealing a largely forgotten chapter in the history of America’s juvenile justice system. Researchers with Georgetown University’s Forgotten Children Initiative have identified at least 40 burial sites connected to former youth prisons and reform institutions across […]
U.S. Divers Search Sunken Japanese “Hellship” for Missing World War II Prisoners
American military divers and forensic specialists are undertaking an extraordinarily difficult underwater mission in the Philippines to recover the remains of approximately 250 U.S. prisoners of war who died aboard the Oryoku Maru, a Japanese transport ship sunk during World War II. More than eight decades after the tragedy, the operation offers families renewed hope […]
