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A '''jail''' is a special [[room]] used in dwarven [[justice]].  It is designated from a [[restraint]] or from a metal [[cage]]. If [[Restraint|ropes]] are used, prisoners have been observed to be able to break free from time to time, especially during [[tantrum]]s.
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A '''jail''' is a special {{L|room}} used in dwarven {{L|justice}}.  It is designated from a {{L|restraint}} or from a metal {{L|cage}}. If {{L|Restraint|ropes}} are used, prisoners have been observed to be able to break free from time to time, especially during {{L|tantrum}}s.
  
Your fort's [[sheriff]] or [[captain of the guard]] will request chains, ropes or metal cages to be designated as jails.  The current number of ropes or chains needed is indicated on the {{key|z}} Status menu, under the Justice submenu.  The number of them required is one-tenth the current population, rounded down to the nearest integer.
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Your fort's {{L|sheriff}} or {{L|captain of the guard}} will request chains, ropes or metal cages to be designated as jails.  The current number of ropes or chains needed is indicated on the {{key|z}} Status menu, under the Justice submenu.  The number of them required is one-tenth the current population, rounded down to the nearest integer.
  
 
== Happy prisoners ==
 
== Happy prisoners ==
  
Prison is a great place for dwarves to become terminally upset.  Generally inmates are still suffering from the bad [[thought]]s that caused them to [[tantrum]] and become imprisoned in the first place.  Just being in prison makes dwarves very unhappy, and since your other dwarves will only bring them water to drink, the lack of alcohol makes it worse.  To prevent an infinite string of tantrums and ever-lengthening prison sentences, it is a good idea to make your prison a very nice place.
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Prison is a great place for dwarves to become terminally upset.  Generally inmates are still suffering from the bad {{L|thought}}s that caused them to {{L|tantrum}} and become imprisoned in the first place.  Just being in prison makes dwarves very unhappy, and since your other dwarves will only bring them water to drink, the lack of alcohol makes it worse.  To prevent an infinite string of tantrums and ever-lengthening prison sentences, it is a good idea to make your prison a very nice place.
  
 
Cages can be useful if your dwarves are being jailed due to [[tantrum]]s, as it will prevent them from inflicting any further damage while they cool off - by comparison, if they're chained up they might still be able to start fights with anyone that walks nearby, and they could even break their own chain and start smashing up your buildings.
 
Cages can be useful if your dwarves are being jailed due to [[tantrum]]s, as it will prevent them from inflicting any further damage while they cool off - by comparison, if they're chained up they might still be able to start fights with anyone that walks nearby, and they could even break their own chain and start smashing up your buildings.
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Engraving walls and placing high-quality statues for the prisoner to admire are a good start.  Dwarves will also admire their own chains, if they are high quality or made of expensive metal. In fact, any kind of high quality furniture can be used to potentially increase a dwarf's happiness. Even a door has a chance of improving their mood, if set as internal.
 
Engraving walls and placing high-quality statues for the prisoner to admire are a good start.  Dwarves will also admire their own chains, if they are high quality or made of expensive metal. In fact, any kind of high quality furniture can be used to potentially increase a dwarf's happiness. Even a door has a chance of improving their mood, if set as internal.
  
If you place a tiny [[alcohol]] [[stockpile]] next to the chain, the prisoner can help himself to alcohol, avoiding both the unhappy thoughts from alcohol deprivation, and the need for your other dwarves to supply him with water. Remember, a drunk prisoner is a happy prisoner. If you give him a [[food]] stockpile as well, dwarves won't need to spend time hauling for your prisoners directly, and they'll never get the "has been starving lately" thought.
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If you place a tiny {{L|alcohol}} {{L|stockpile}} next to the chain, the prisoner can help himself to alcohol, avoiding both the unhappy thoughts from alcohol deprivation, and the need for your other dwarves to supply him with water. Remember, a drunk prisoner is a happy prisoner. If you give him a {{L|food}} stockpile as well, dwarves won't need to spend time hauling for your prisoners directly, and they'll never get the "has been starving lately" thought.
  
 
Dwarves who are chained in a jail will be unable to sleep unless a bed is placed adjacent to the chain.  Due to an oversight as of v0.27.169.33a, dwarves without bedrooms will happily sleep on the beds in the jail, tying up the beds and preventing them from being used by the prisoner. They will also eat and drink from the jail's food stockpiles. You can reduce the occurrence of this, by designating your prison, and everything connecting it to your fortress, as restricted traffic. You may also simply lock your prison off when nobody is using it.
 
Dwarves who are chained in a jail will be unable to sleep unless a bed is placed adjacent to the chain.  Due to an oversight as of v0.27.169.33a, dwarves without bedrooms will happily sleep on the beds in the jail, tying up the beds and preventing them from being used by the prisoner. They will also eat and drink from the jail's food stockpiles. You can reduce the occurrence of this, by designating your prison, and everything connecting it to your fortress, as restricted traffic. You may also simply lock your prison off when nobody is using it.
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== Executing prisoners ==
 
== Executing prisoners ==
  
If you don't want to rehabilitate your prisoners, you can always build your restraints in a [[Captured creatures|death chamber]]. However, this means you'll lose all your unhappy legendary dwarves, and their loved ones will have very unhappy thoughts, potentially leading to a tantrum chain. If you don't want to take the time to wire up every cell to kill, you could always design only one execution chamber, and simply lock all of the other ones just before a criminal is to be imprisoned. One could have a lot of fun with various methods of execution. Water, magma, collapsing floor tiles, burning lignite floors, caged dragons, the list goes on! Hey, if the fort's going down, might as well have some MORE [[fun]] while you're at it!
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If you don't want to rehabilitate your prisoners, you can always build your restraints in a {{L|Captured creatures|death chamber}}. However, this means you'll lose all your unhappy legendary dwarves, and their loved ones will have very unhappy thoughts, potentially leading to a tantrum chain. If you don't want to take the time to wire up every cell to kill, you could always design only one execution chamber, and simply lock all of the other ones just before a criminal is to be imprisoned. One could have a lot of fun with various methods of execution. Water, magma, collapsing floor tiles, burning lignite floors, caged dragons, the list goes on! Hey, if the fort's going down, might as well have some MORE {{L|fun}} while you're at it!
  
 
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