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A Prison was a place in which some races, societies detain convicted criminals and personnel awaiting trial for crimes. The Klingons, Romulans, others detain these for slave labor in "prison camps", usually to mine dilithium, other minerals. The Federation has what it calls "Hospitals" in which criminals are confined for "rehabilitation". Crimes vary by culture, since some cultures such as the Ferengi encourage what could be considered criminal behavior (Odo believes that all Ferengi are criminals), and some cultures enforce the death penalty, and imprison people to execute them later, or enslave them.

This has been featured in ST:TOS episodes, some Star Trek movies and in ST:TNG, ST:DS-9 and even on ST:Voyager, ST:Enterprise episodes.

By the late 24th century some Federation worlds no longer had long term prison facilities of any kind, and instead used intensive monitoring and restrictions on individuals who were convicted of crimes, making them prisoners of their own lives. When it came to the truly incorrigible such individuals were often sent to locations such as Elba II. Starfleet personnel found guilty of crimes were sent to the stockade on Jaros II. (ST - The Fall novel: The Poisoned Chalice)

Subtypes

Surface-based prison

A prison could be a dedicated building on the surface. The New Zealand Penal Settlement was an open-air prison on Earth in the 2370s. (VOY episode & novelization: Caretaker)

In the 2360s, Ennis and Nol-Ennis prisoners were kept in a penal colony on a moon in the Gamma Quadrant. (DS9 episode: "Battle Lines")

Known penal settlement

Prison space stations

A prison could be based in a space station away from planetary surfaces. In the 24th century, the Akritirian maximum security detention facility was a space-based prison supplied by Akritirian authorities. (VOY episode: "The Chute")

Known prison space stations

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Akritirian maximum security detention facility.

Stockade

In the 24th century, Starfleet operated a stockade on Jaros II for criminal officers. Ro Laren was imprisoned on Jaros II until 2368. (TNG episode: "Ensign Ro")

Known stockades

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References

  1. ↑ VOY episode & novelization: Caretaker.
  2. ↑ DS9 episode: "Battle Lines".
  3. ↑ STO - Gamma Quadrant mission: "Armistice".
  4. ↑ VOY episode: "The Chute".
  5. ↑ STO - Age of Discovery mission: "The Plausibility of the Possible".
  6. ↑ STO - The 2800 mission: "Facility 4028".
  7. ↑ (STO - Warzone mission: "Keep Your Enemies Closer".

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