The exhibit will move to Nottingham from Rugby

The exhibits, including the prison door from Oscar Wilde's cell, will be displayed in the city's Lace Market.

The museum will join the Galleries of Justice, home to a history of the UK's justice system, in the Shire Hall.

"The museum in Rugby is too small to show more than a small percentage of the items," Galleries of Justice chairman Mich Stevenson said.

Gruesome displays

"The city will gain a fascinating collection of sometimes gruesome, often touching items from hundreds of years of prison life," Mr Stevenson said.

The collection includes items rescued from Strangeways Prison in Manchester after the 1990 riots.

The museum has interactive displays that involve young people and courtroom trial re-enactments.