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- 1 2 Steelhammer, Rick (2015-09-16). "Mason residents pleased with Lakin decision, unhappy about prison expansion plan". West Virginia Gazette Mail . Retrieved 2018-11-17.
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- ↑ Lang, Alex (2017-07-06). "Judgment is served in Skylar's case: 'It was just draining'". The Dominion Post . Retrieved 2018-11-17.
