Prisoner/Legends

A Prisoner is someone who is incarcerated in a prison or a similar facility.

History
A person could be imprisoned for a variety of reasons. Ranging from political activity to terrorism. From major to minor crimes. Or become prisoners of war.

The Jedi did not believe in killing thier prisoners, believing that "no one deserves execution. No matter what their crimes". As a result prisoners such as Volfe Karkko an Anzati Dark Jedi was once held in a stasis field; a device that only a Jedi could be capable of opening. In suspended animation, Karkko's mind was left conscious to contemplate the atrocities he had committed, and his lightsaber was left with him to serve as a warning of the consequences of arrogance.

The Sith on the other hand didn't just kill thier prisoners. Thier Academy on Korriban at the time of the Jedi Civil War under the control of Sith Lords Revan and Malak's Empire often kept their own store of captive Republic soldiers and otherwise for "practice" on thier knowledge of the Dark Side and thier skills with a lightsaber, and a prison wing to detain and interrogate prisoners.

In the Glactic Civil War era both the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire had often a number of convicts.

The Empire, which was pro-human biased, often used thier prisoners which were often a number of different sentient species for Slave labor on a number of planets, such as Kessel and Artus Prime and projects such as the Death Star.

Notable Prisoners

 * Leia Organa
 * Volfe Karkko
 * Han Solo
 * Tyber Zahn
 * Mandalorin Prisoner
 * Rakata prisoner

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Star Wars: X-wing
 * Star Wars: TIE Fighter
 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
 * Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * The Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo
 * Death Star novel
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
 * X-wing: The Krytos Trap
 * X-wing: The Bacta War