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#REDIRECT [[Jail]]
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A '''jail''' is a [[room]] used by the [[justice]] system within your dwarven community, also known as a prison.  They are designated from a constructed [[restraint]] or metal [[cage]], by {{k|q}}uerying the restraint, designating it as a {{k|r}}oom, and then setting it to be used for {{k|j}}ustice.
 
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As your dwarves break the law, your [[Sheriff]]/[[Captain of the guard|Captain of the Guard]], or any [[Fortress guard|Fortress Guard]], will place them in one of the designated restraints. They will drag their prisoner to jail regardless of their strength or even if they transform into a [[werebeast]] halfway there. However, should they be unable to (no jail, jail is full, or if the crime is terrible enough, AND if you have one already...), the [[Hammerer]] will come to give them a severe hammer beating, which will cause quite a [[tantrum spiral|commotion]].
 
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== Jail 101 ==
 
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Constructing a jail is simple. Build a few restraints, such as metal [[cage]]s, [[chain]]s, and [[rope]]s, then designate them as jail cells. If they're all within close proximity of one another, you can mark ''one'' of them as a jail and then expand the room designation to cover the rest of them.
 
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Unfortunately, being imprisoned tends to make dwarves unhappy... and unhappy dwarves throw [[tantrum]]s, if they don't go outright [[berserk]] or otherwise [[Insanity|insane]].
 
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An imprisoned dwarf that seeks an [[Children|infant]] may spam your announcements feed. The child may choose to enter the jail and sit exactly one tile away from the grieving mother, just to spite you.
 
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=== Keeping your prisoners secure ===
 
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The first thing to consider is the type of restraint:
 
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* Ropes, being made of [[plant]] fiber and therefore weaker than [[metal]] chains, can sometimes be broken by strong dwarves,{{verify}} thus letting them escape and wreak more havoc.
 
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* Cages, strong as they are, don't permit the dwarf within to move around and make use of the surroundings. A caged dwarf, therefore, is forced to sleep on the bottom of the cage, has to be given [[food]] and [[water]], and can't do anything, besides wait for their prison term to end.
 
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The best choice of restraint is, therefore, a good strong metal chain. A high-quality chain will also let the prisoner admire it, giving them a boost to their [[Thought|happiness]]. However, one should consider the fact that if a chain or rope is present, a hammering may be dealt out, while in any other case the punishment would be downgraded to a beating.
 
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=== Keeping them happy ===
 
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[[File:Imprisoned krugg.jpg|thumb|Spends their time admiring the golden chain]]
 
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With the choice of restraint made, now we worry about the surroundings. A chained dwarf, like a chained [[animal]], can move around in a 3x3 square centered on the chain. This allows them to use things in that space and look at items bordering it:
 
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* A [[bed]] gives the dwarf a comfortable place to sleep.
 
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* A small stockpile of good food, such as [[Kitchen|prepared meals]], lets the prisoner eat when they're hungry, instead of when your haulers are free to feed them, and lets you provide high-quality stuff instead of whatever random item the haulers grab.  You won't need barrels for this stockpile, so turn 'em off ({{k|q}} -> {{k|E}}).
 
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* Likewise, a small stockpile of [[alcohol]] lets the prisoner drink that, instead of being forced to drink water.  Make it at least two squares, or your haulers will tease prisoners with just an empty barrel.
 
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* And, of course, a [[Throne|chair]] and [[table]] give them a place to eat and drink. Bonus points if you designate a private [[dining room]] and assign it to the prisoner.
 
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* Building all this out of high-[[Item quality|quality]] [[furniture]] will let the prisoner admire it, gaining happiness every time.
 
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* [[Smoothing]] and [[engraving]] the jail's surroundings will also give the prisoner something to look at.
 
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* If you enclose the restraint in [[wall]]s with a [[door]], setting the door(s) to internal will let the prisoner admire those too.
 
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* A dwarf can admire its own restraint, so try a high-quality bone and jewel-encrusted [[steel]] or [[platinum]] chain.
 
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* Adding a [[well]] to each jail cell guarantees that your prisoners will never die of thirst if the jailer is a bit slow restocking their booze. And making the well from high-quality materials allows them to admire it, too!
 
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* Designating a [[temple]] on the jail cell will allow the prisoner to pray while incarcerated.
 
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=== Imprisoned Nobles ===
 
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Eventually, save with the greatest of care and micromanagement, one or another of your [[noble]]s will run afoul of the justice system, and be imprisoned.  As with a regular dwarf, this means they will be unable to make use of their regular [[office]]s and other rooms. If it turns out to be your [[bookkeeper]], for example, then you can build a chair within their reach and designate it as their office, and that will let them continue to work. Similarly, an [[expedition leader]] or [[mayor]], if imprisoned by a chain, can hold meetings with your [[liaison]], and if you designate an office for them, might even be happy to do so.
 
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=== Alternatively... ===
 
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You may decide that providing luxurious accommodations, jewel-encrusted chains, and fine dining to criminals, while haulers sleep on the dining room floor, does not meet your standards of dwarven justice. In such circumstances, chaining a dwarf atop a tower exposed to the elements will provide a useful lookout post. Dwarves chained in narrow hallways can also help detect ambushers, while those locked up in your dining hall make for excellent examples to the others. Should you desire to enforce capital punishment from time to time, place your prison chains inside small rooms with doors and a hole in the ceiling accessed by other dwarves. This will allow bucket-by-bucket water torture and drowning executions of any murderers or prisoners with elves in their preferences. Alternately, just lock them in a hideous dungeon to eat rats and drink from mud holes until a giant cave spider comes along and covers them in precious, precious silk.
 
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Incidents have been reported where a falsely imprisoned [[human]] had escaped after being taught by a [[Priest|abbe]] to be a [[scholar]] and, soon after finding a [[ruin]] with lots of [[gold]], was appointed as a [[count]] and set out to take [[Intrigue|revenge]] on the [[Bookkeeper]] he used to work under and the [[Human]] that had him locked up. Interestingly, they were said to be the [[count]] of an [[island]], despite boats not existing. It is theorized that he [[Swimming|swam]] to this island and [[Freezing|waited for the sea to freeze]] before he came back with the treasure. In some versions of the tale, the son of his [[nemesis]] was actually his son.
 
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{{Translation
 
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| dwarven = teskom
 
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| elvish  = lezitha
 
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| goblin  = ax
 
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| human  = cudal
 
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