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- ↑ Williams, Tanique (8 April 2013). "Prisoner advocates foresee problems after shuttering Bayview and Beacon". Correctional Association of New York. (New York) Legislative Gazette. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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