Texas imprisoned Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. when he was 11, purportedly for his own good. Five years later, he returned home in a casket.

Amnisty Freelen, flanked by longtime friend Robin Anderson, left, and her husband, Aarin Freelen, at the gravesite of her son Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. on April 1, 2023. (Credit: Ben Torres for The Texas Tribune)

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