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- ↑ "CHALKVILLE: $12.5 million paid to end sex scandal at DYS". Al.com . 2007-05-05. Retrieved 2022-08-25. - With The Birmingham News
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- ↑ "New DYS girls facility reflects Alabama's reformed approach to juvenile crime". Al.com . 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2022-08-25.