The museum is located in the cellar vault of the prison, here you will also find the cold, dark punishment cell. The museum was created by a former prison guard, Jan Forsberg, who collected over 600 old objects related to Falu Prison. Jan's interest in Swedish prison care is reflected in the museum with objects from different eras. The collection of articles includes; various forms of hand, neck and footwear chains and other equipment for performing various types of punishment that are contemporary to their era. The prison guards' equipment includes everything from swords to the type of batons that prison guards were equipped with in 1995; The prisoners' artistry is shown with various drawings that the prisoners have made. Old objects used in prison; products made by prisoners in prison arrangements etc.
 
We have saved one cell as a museum cell that shows how the cells were decorated in 1850, and one cell that shows how it looked in 1995 when the prison was closed.
 
We have also recreated the old isolation cell that was in the cellar of the prison. It is a dark cell without heat, with the daylight falling in through a screen door from a small window, as the only light source. The cell contains only one bed made of wood with latrine at one end and wooden head pillow at the other end. The cell was latest used in 1942.