WPTV visited Wilson at his home in Valdosta, Georgia, where he spoke about being beaten at the school multiple times per day.
"Whenever they felt like you did enough to deserve that," he said. "Could be two or three times a day."
Like the other survivors who applied for compensation, Wilson obtained a copy of Dozier's ledger with his name on it and filled out an application. He learned he wasn't eligible for compensation when a letter from the Attorney General's office arrived in late February.
"This outcome does not diminish your experience as a person impacted by the events which took place at the Dozier School for Boys and Florida Okeechobee School," the letter read, in part.
Wilson said he felt "cheated (and) mistreated" when he read the letter.