Philadelphia Inquirer

“Edwards isn’t sure how she came into this world, or when or where, but on Aug. 14, 1967, she was discovered inside a pillowcase hidden under a dresser in a vacant apartment of an otherwise occupied West Philadelphia rowhouse.”

Glen Mills school is the “Harvard of reform schools.” But like too many other “prestigious” institutions, it’s built on foundations of violence and secrecy, and the repercussions follow many grads for the rest of their lives.

Every year, around 116,255 people get shot in the U.S. Shootings happen with such frequency that it’s too easy to forget the survivors, who spend their days in wheelchairs, hospital beds, and physical therapy sessions, haunted by past events and their uncertain futures.