Linnaeus University Supervisor: Anders Fröjmark Examiner: Erik Wångmar Author: Hanna Jansson Title: Prison penitentiary in the late 1800:s. Hard labor prisoners in Karlskrona and Landskrona prison and their sentences. The purpose with this paper is to examine how Swedish prisons alter over time. In this paper two prisons are compared in various times to illustrate the changes over time. The prisons go from only having a few inmates to an increase with over 40 inmates. The two prisons are also compared which similarities and differences they have. How the courts make their judgements is also a question that is treated in this paper. The judgements are similar which indicates a strong central control. This paper will also focus on how you can use the source material in secondary school teaching. There is found, among of other things, a source exercise.