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In 1910, a New York widow offered the state 10,000 acres and $1 million if it abandoned a planned prison and created a public park instead

A widow's generous offer prevented a prison complex in New York's Hudson Highlands. Mary Averell Harriman donated ten thousand acres and one million dollars for a park. This significant gift led to the creation of Harriman State Park. The park now spans nearly forty-eight thousand acres and offers extensive recreational…

The Times of India · Aug 8

Audience gives verdict on Amanda Knox’s controversial Edinburgh Fringe comedy show

Knox was falsely imprisoned for the murder of her friend Meredith Kercher

The Independent UK · Aug 8

Burnham ‘prepared to explore options to block release of Pc Harper’s killers’

The Prime Minister is prepared to ‘explore every option’ to keep Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers in jail, a Government source told the Telegraph.

Evening Standard · Aug 7

Why was Simon Levy free to kill? How shocking blunders left serial Tube sex attacker free to murder two women and rape a third

How a series of disastrous decisions meant a known sex offender was able to free and attack women in London

Evening Standard · Aug 7

Tupac Shakur Murder Case Update: Duane Keefe D Davis Refuses Plea Deal Ahead Of Las Vegas Trial

Duane 'Keefe D' Davis refuses a plea deal in the Tupac Shakur murder case, opting for trial despite potential life imprisonment. The trial will explore his alleged role in the 1996 shooting

International Business Times UK · Aug 7

Wes Streeting denies taking crypto fraud money during Scotland visit

WES Streeting has denied taking money from a crypto entrepreneur who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for a billion-dollar fraud.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7

Stephen Bear Jailed Again After Judge Says He Tried to Cause 'Maximum Harm' to Georgia Harrison

Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for breaching a restraining order by launching a damaging online campaign against his ex-girlfriend, Georgia Harrison, while she was pregnant

International Business Times UK · Aug 7

‘Collective system failure’ left serial sex attacker Simon Levy free to kill

Levy was found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third at the Old Bailey on Friday

The Independent UK · Aug 7

Heatwaves expose overcrowding crisis in Europe's ageing prisons

European prisons are struggling with extreme heat and overcrowding issues. Inmates in France, Italy, and Belgium face inhumane conditions during heatwaves. Overcrowding exacerbates problems, leading to increased tensions and health concerns for prisoners. Authorities are implementing measures like extra showers and fans to mitigate the heat. However, underlying issues of…

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Simon Levy murders: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing?

Experts say the attackers’ behaviour, and the handling of their cases, have striking similarities

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7