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There are means to rehabilitate prisoners within this system so that they may be productive citizens, however these programs have a low success rate. According to figures roughly 13 years prior to the [[Fall of the Colonies]], 63% of prisoners released from the prison system turn to a life of crime within the first five years after their release, and eventually end up back in the system. | There are means to rehabilitate prisoners within this system so that they may be productive citizens, however these programs have a low success rate. According to figures roughly 13 years prior to the [[Fall of the Colonies]], 63% of prisoners released from the prison system turn to a life of crime within the first five years after their release, and eventually end up back in the system. | ||
Lower level prisons, such as those on [[Twelve Colonies | Lower level prisons, such as those on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM comics)#Tauron|Tauron]], are meant to incarcerate prisoners who are not a serious threat. Such prison systems have facilities for solitary confinement and counseling. | ||
Higher level prisons, such as [[Luna Three]], are labor camps worked by "[[stumps]]". Life is harsher in these conditions, but installations like Luna Three are meant for more hardened criminals, like [[Tom Zarek (alternate)|Tom Zarek]] or [[Darja Purat]] ("[[Battlestar Galactica: Zarek 3]]," "[[Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero 3]]"). | Higher level prisons, such as [[Luna Three]], are labor camps worked by "[[stumps]]". Life is harsher in these conditions, but installations like Luna Three are meant for more hardened criminals, like [[Tom Zarek (alternate)|Tom Zarek]] or [[Darja Purat]] ("[[Battlestar Galactica: Zarek 3]]," "[[Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero 3]]"). | ||