Prisoner/Legends

A prisoner was a term for an individual incarcerated in a prison or a similar facility.

History
An individual would become a prisoner in order to be prevented from continuing actions that the imprisoning body deemed unacceptable. Unacceptable behaviors that resulted in imprisonment varied depending on culture and local laws; common reasons for incarceration ranged from political activity to terrorism, from major to minor crimes. In addition, prisoners of war were individuals who were imprisoned by their enemies as a result of their opposing affiliation.

The Jedi were known to have kept prisoners, but did not believe in executing their prisoners. Volfe Karkko, an Anzati Dark Jedi, experienced typical Jedi imprisonment procedures when he was held in a stasis field, a device that only a Jedi could be capable of opening. In this 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 commonly tortured their prisoners for sport, after interrogating them for any useful information they might have. The 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 on whom they practiced their skills with a lightsaber as well as their powers of the Dark Side.

The anti-alien Galactic Empire often used their prisoners, who were often a number of different sentient species, for slave labor on a number of planets, such as Kessel and Artus Prime and for construction projects such as the Death Star.

Notable prisoners

 * Ferus Olin
 * Leia Organa
 * Volfe Karkko
 * Han Solo
 * Tyber Zann
 * Mandalorian prisoner
 * Rakata prisoner
 * Chewbacca

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Hidden Past
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Mark of the Crown
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Defenders of the Dead
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Fight for Truth
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Shattered Peace
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Evil Experiment
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Dangerous Rescue
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Ties That Bind
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Death of Hope
 * 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
 * Star Wars: X-wing
 * Star Wars: TIE Fighter
 * Death Troopers
 * Death Star
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel
 * 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
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * X-wing: The Krytos Trap
 * X-wing: The Bacta War
 * Heir to the Empire
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Heir to the Empire
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy