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Copenhagen Stocks House

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which used to be located at its premises. Originally a military prison, it was opened to civilian prisoners in 1741. The building was located on Øster Voldgade, opposite the present day
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In 1741 the Stocks House was opened to civilian prisoners and it became a place for people who had been sentenced to "slavery", that is prisoners sentenced to
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In 1783 the institution was dramatically expanded when the Greater Stocks House, with a capacity for 600 "slaves", was opened next to the old building.
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The Stocks House was built in 1677. Prior to that physical punishment had taken place at
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but it was reintroduced after his fall. In 1837 torture was again abolished.
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the use of "severe examination" (torture) was abolished by
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Index


Øster Voldgade
Copenhagen
Denmark
Christian V
Danish
prison
Copenhagen
Denmark
stocks
National Gallery

Samuel Christoph Gedde
Jarmers Tower
Elias David Häusser
penal labour
in iron
whipping post
30 December 1771
Johann Friedrich Struensee
Ministry of Justice
Vridsløselille State Prison
Philadelphia System
Polytechnical University of Denmark
Copenhagen Court House
"Stokhuset"
"Nyboder"
"Københavns Stokhus"
"Nyboder"
"De jydske Falskmøntnere"

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