Museum Unlocks 200 Years of Life in a Cell

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A MUSEUM recounting tales of murder, execution and prison escapes has opened in one of a city's most historic buildings.

The Durham Prison Museum opened yesterday in the Old Tithe Barn, as part of a programme of events marking the jail's 200th anniversary.

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Museum Unlocks 200 Years of Life in a Cell

For more than two centuries, the prison has been home to many notorious criminals, including Myr...