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- ↑ "Sumter Correctional Institution". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ Cherney, Elyssa (28 January 2016). "Sex assault on teen at Florida prison spurs federal lawsuit". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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