Prison Museum in Hameenlinnane

Prison Museum, located in the Finnish town of Hämeenlinna, Finland, was opened in 1997 in a former city jail, which was designed in 1871 by architect Lindqvist and until the opening of the museum was used for its intended purpose. The museum houses the history of penal (criminal-executive) Finnish system, the main principle of which is to present the organization of the process of execution of punishment, not on your nelly not affecting the human dignity of the convicted person. Among the exhibits - personal belongings of convicts, documents and photographs depicting the daily life of the prisoners. On the walls of the cells can be seen inscriptions describing the crimes committed by the former tenants of the premises.