Prison

A prison was an installation that was used primarily for the incarceration of convicted felons. Prisons differed from jails in that the inmates had been convicted of their crimes and been sentenced, whereas a jail housed individuals who were accused of crime and were awaiting trial.

Various prisons existed throughout the galaxy. Their size varied, from smaller installations within a city or district, to planet-sized penal colonies. Some of the more famous prisons in the galaxy were the, the mines of , and. Other detention centers included the Bedacus-Lambrecht Correctional Facility on Coruscant, Dark Worlds Holding Facility, and the Republic Central Detention Center.