This article: Gabe Ryan is released from reform school and it taken to a new house by his sister Joy to start a new life where no one knows of his past.  However, Gabe immediately joins a local gang, the Beale Street Termites,  where he meets up with William Kroner, a local gangster.  William accuses him of starting a fire at one of his properties, and Alfred Martino, the actual arsonist, uses this opportunity to frame Gabe for any fire.  He decides to torch one of his apartment complexes so that he can collect the insurance money.  Unfortunately, one of the kids, Sleepy is killed in the fire. Patrick Remson, the Assistant District Attorney, tries to prove Gabe's innocence.  His motives are not only to prove Gabe's innocence, but also to get closer to his sister.  Joy has devoted her life to helping Gabe and neglects her other interests, which was rallying against city government corruption, which pleases Martino.  However, it is all for naught as Gabe is found guilty and sentenced to prison. The other boys, led by Billy, decide to do something to help Gabe.  Billy runs for "boy mayor" and wins.  He has Kroner arrested for a small infraction and sends him to jail.  While there, Billy and the rest of the gang interrogate him and try to make him admit that Gabe is innocent.  He does not cave in, that is until he is shown proof that his accomplices, Martino and the fire chief, are planning to skip the country.  He confesses and Martino and the chief are arrested and sent to prison. contains an answer for the question: Who does the man falsely accused of arson live with after being released from reform school?, what is it ?
The answer to this question is:
Joy