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  • 57Martin Anderson death controversy — Martin Lee Anderson (c. January 15, 1991 – January 6, 2006) was a 14 year old from Florida who died while incarcerated at a boot camp style youth detention center, the Bay County Boot Camp,[1] located in Panama City, Florida and operated by the&#8230; …

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