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- ↑ "Fountain Correctional Center for Women." North Carolina Department of Public Safety. December 20, 2014. Retrieved on December 18, 2015. "Street Address 300 Fountain School Road Rocky Mount, N.C. 27804"
- ↑ "It's Our Responsibility" (Archive). City of Rocky Mount. Thursday, August 13, 2015. Retrieved on December 18, 2015.
- ↑ Slipke, Darla. "Governor's budget plan looks to close Fountain prison." Rocky Mount Telegram . Tuesday May 20, 2014. Retrieved on December 18, 2015.
- ↑ Ignasiak, Darrick. "Women's prison in city facing possible closure" (Archive). The Dispatch (Lexington, North Carolina). Thursday May 29, 2014. Retrieved on December 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Greene County Prison Would Become Women's Facility If Budget Passes" (Archive). WITN-TV . August 1, 2014. Retrieved on December 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Closed prisons" (Archive). North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 18, 2015.
