I am taking them…to imprison them. In prison.K-2SO
A prison, also known as a detention block or a jail, was a place where individuals were incarcerated, including specialized buildings or entire planets. Most galactic governments including the Galactic Republic, the Galactic Empire and the New Republic maintained prisons to detain criminals, political dissenters or individuals deemed too dangerous to be allowed into society. Some prisons took the form of factories where the prisoners worked during their sentences; this was known as a work camp, penal work camp or a prison factory.
High Republic era
During the High Republic Era the Galactic Republic operated a number of prisons around the galaxy, including the Republic Correctional Facility on the planet Pipyyr,[2] the Citadel on Lola Sayu[3] which was built in 522 BBY[4] with help from the Jedi Order[5] to contain rogue Jedi[3] and a detention center on the Starlight Beacon.[6] At the same time, the Jedi Order had its own highly secure prison inside the Jedi Temple on the capital planet Coruscant, which they used to contain Sith[7] and other Dark-siders.[8]
Clone Wars era
With the eruption of the Clone Wars, the combating factions of the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems expanded upon their already existing prison systems to detain newly arrested enemies. The Republic operated a prison specifically for high-status Separatist officers inside the Republic Center for Military Operations[9] as well as the high-security Republic Judiciary Central Detention Center, which was used to detain common criminals.[10] The Jedi Order lost control of the Citadel, which was taken over by the Separatists when they conquered Lola Sayu[3] but at some point during that era[11] they established the Sason Temple[12] which was used to contain a Starweird.[13]
Besides the newly-acquired Citadel, the Confederacy of Independent Systems also operated the space station prisons Starlag XIX and Sunspot, the Unreal City[14] as well as a top-secret detention wing in Dooku's Castle Serenno which he used to keep the Jedi Quinlan Vos.[15]
Imperial Era
Following the restructuring of the Republic into the Galactic Empire, the new government inherited many of the Republic's old prisons, including the one on the Center for Military Operations[16] and the Judiciary Detention Center.[17] During the Rebellion era, there were a thousand Imperial prisons in the galaxy[18] including the Spire fortress on the planet Stygeon Prime[19] and the Arrth-Eno Custodial Complex[20] on the capital planet[21] Coruscant.[20] The Death Star had a detention block where Governor Wilhuff Tarkin held Princess Leia Organa until she was rescued by Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca.[22] The Empire also maintained a secret prison known as the Crypt on the outer reaches of the Anoat system.[23]
The Empire also maintained a vast number of penal work camps, such as the labor camp[24] on the moon[25] Narkina 5,[24] the Delrian Prison Planet, the Oovo Four detention center[26] -which was guarded by Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft-,[27] the Imperial Detention Center & Labor Camp LEG-817[28] and the Jubilar.[26]
New Republic Era
Following the end of the Galactic Civil War, the victorious Alliance to Restore the Republic restructured itself into the New Republic and took over many Imperial facilities including the Delrian prison and Oovo Four. The New republic also operated other facilities such as the Karthon Chop Fields.[29]
The Canto Bight police headquarters was home to the largest jail on Cantonica.[30]
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- The High Republic: Convergence
- The High Republic: Convergence audiobook
- The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City audiobook (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic (2022) 4
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- The High Republic (2022) 6 (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: Path of Vengeance
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- The High Republic: Cataclysm
- The High Republic: Cataclysm audiobook
- "Tales of Enlightenment: Last Orders" — Star Wars Insider 219 (Mentioned only)
- "What a Jedi Makes" — Stories of Jedi and Sith (Mentioned only) (First identified as slammer)
- "What a Jedi Makes" — Stories of Jedi and Sith audiobook (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
- The High Republic: Light of the Jedi audiobook
- "Starlight: First Duty" — Star Wars Insider 201–202 (Mentioned only)
- "A Coruscant Solstice" — Life Day Treasury (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic Adventures (2021) 7
- The High Republic: The Rising Storm
- The High Republic: The Rising Storm audiobook
- The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower
- The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower audiobook
- The High Republic (2021) 8
- "Starlight: Past Mistakes" — Star Wars Insider 205–206
- The High Republic: Tempest Runner
- The High Republic: Mission to Disaster (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: Mission to Disaster audiobook (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: The Fallen Star
- The High Republic: The Fallen Star audiobook
- The High Republic (2021) 14
- The High Republic Adventures (2021) 13
- The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight 4
- The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight 1
- "Tales from the Occlusion Zone: Survivors" — Star Wars Insider 224 (Mentioned only)
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- The High Republic Adventures (2023) 6 (In flashback(s))
- "Chronicles of Corellia: Heir Apparent" — Star Wars Insider 227 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
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- The High Republic Adventures: Crash and Burn (Mentioned only)
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- The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 3
- The High Republic: Temptation of the Force (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: Tears of the Nameless
- The High Republic: Beware the Nameless (Mentioned only)
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- The Acolyte — "Day" (Mentioned only)
- "Showdown at Ocean's Deep" — Revelations (2023) 1
- Mace Windu 1 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — "Choices"
- "Resolve" — Stories of Jedi and Sith
- "Resolve" — Stories of Jedi and Sith audiobook
- "Life Day Part 2" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 4
- "The Weapon" — Age of Republic Special 1
- Darth Maul (2017) 2
- Darth Maul (2017) 3
- Darth Maul – Black, White & Red 1
- Jango Fett 1
- Jango Fett 3 (Mentioned only)
- Queen's Peril
- Queen's Peril audiobook
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Obi-Wan and Anakin 5 (Mentioned only)
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- Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales 3 (In flashback(s))
- "Galactic Tales: From The Shadows Come The Kran" — Star Wars Insider 212
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Cloak of Darkness"
- "Dooku Captured" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark (Mentioned only)
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- Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
- Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel audiobook
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lethal Trackdown"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Assassin"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Hostage Crisis"
- "Intermission, Part II" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 13
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Hunt for Ziro" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Overlords" (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Citadel"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Counterattack"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Citadel Rescue"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Plan of Dissent"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Carnage of Krell"
- "The Shadow of Umbara" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark
- "The Shadow of Umbara" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark audiobook
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Deception"
- "Bane's Story" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark
- "Bane's Story" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark audiobook
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A Necessary Bond"
- "Almost a Jedi" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark
- "Almost a Jedi" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark audiobook
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Lawless"
- "Kenobi's Shadow" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark
- "Kenobi's Shadow" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark audiobook
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising (Mentioned only)
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- Star Wars: Tales of the Empire — "Devoted"
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- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Plan 99"
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- Kanan 4
- Darth Vader (2017) 17 (Mentioned only)
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- Adventures in Wild Space: Books 4–6
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- Thrawn
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- Thrawn 2
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Jedi Fallen Order - Dark Temple 2 (In flashback(s))
- Inquisitors 1 (In flashback(s))
- Most Wanted
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- Crimson Climb
- Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 2
- Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 4 (Indirect mention only)
- Rebel Rising
- Rebel Rising audiobook
- "Tales of Villainy: Credits" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 4
- Lando - Double or Nothing 2
- "The Ghosts of Maul" — Stories of Jedi and Sith (Mentioned only)
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- Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part I" (Mentioned only)
- Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure
- Han Solo & Chewbacca 5
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- Lost Stars webcomic
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- Star Wars Rebels — "Rise of the Old Masters"
- "Ocean Rescue" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 12
- Star Wars Rebels — "Stealth Strike"
- "The Second Chance" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 24
- Leia, Princess of Alderaan
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- "The Size of the Fight" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 29
- Star Wars Rebels — "Legacy" (Vision to Ezra Bridger)
- "The Ballad of 264" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 25
- "The Long Game" — Age of Rebellion Special 1
- Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
- Star Wars Rebels: Special Ops
- "Final Round" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 34
- Star Wars Rebels — "Trials of the Darksaber" (Mentioned only)
- Thrawn: Alliances
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- "Inbrief" — Star Wars Insider 161 (Mentioned only)
- "Not for Nothing" — From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only)
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- Thrawn: Treason
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- Star Wars Rebels — "A Fool's Hope" (Mentioned only)
- "The Hoojib Menace" — Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
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- Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
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- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation
- Rogue One Adaptation 2 (Mentioned only)
- Bounty Hunt
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy audiobook
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
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- "Change of Heart" — From a Certain Point of View audiobook
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- Trapped in the Death Star!
- "Bump" — From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only)
- "Bump" — From a Certain Point of View audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (Mentioned only)
- Battlefront II: Inferno Squad audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (Mentioned only)
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- Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original
- Darth Vader (2015) 3 (Mentioned only)
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- Star Wars (2015) 27
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- Star Wars (2015) 31 (Mentioned only)
- "Mind Your Manners" — Star Wars Adventures Annual 2018
- Star Wars (2015) 35 (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra Annual 1 (In flashback(s))
- Doctor Aphra (2016) 9 (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra (2016) 10
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- Doctor Aphra (2016) 39
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (Mentioned only)
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? audiobook (Mentioned only)
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- "Eyes of the Empire" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Mentioned only)
- "Eyes of the Empire" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back audiobook (Mentioned only)
- "Rogue Two" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Mentioned only)
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- "The Witness" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back audiobook
- "The Man Who Built Cloud City" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Mentioned only)
- "The Man Who Built Cloud City" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back audiobook (Mentioned only)
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- Bounty Hunters 14
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- War of the Bounty Hunters 5 (Mentioned only)
- Darth Vader (2020) 17
- Bounty Hunters 17
- Crimson Reign 1 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (2020) 24 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
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- Doctor Aphra (2020) 22 (In flashback(s))
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 24 (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 25 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 26 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
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- Bounty Hunters 42 (Mentioned only)
- "Duel of the Reprobates" — Revelations (2023) 1
- Return of the Jedi – The Empire 1
- Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (Mentioned only)
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- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
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- "Turning Point" — Star Wars Insider 169 (Mentioned only)
- "Hare-Brained Heist" — Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019
- Alphabet Squadron
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- The Light You Bring on Electronic Arts' official website (article) (backup link) (Mentioned only)
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- Aftermath: Empire's End
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- The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel
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- Bloodline (First identified as jail)
- Bloodline audiobook
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- The Legends of Luke Skywalker audiobook (Mentioned only)
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- Star Wars Resistance — "Rendezvous Point"
- Poe Dameron 26 (In flashback(s))
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