A brig is a compartment that serves as a detention space aboard a ship. Persons confined to the brig are informally said to be "in hack" (TRS: "Miniseries", "The Captain's Hand").
Galactica Brigs[edit]
Galactica has several brigs. One has at least two small cells with bunks and a desk for the watch officer, who observes prisoners and handles visitors. The other brig has one larger cell with no commodities for high-security prisoners. When in use, a Marine guard stands watch inside the room. In the high-security brig, there are usually around four.
Cylon Brig[edit]
After Sharon Valerii is revealed as a Cylon, Colonel Tigh orders the construction of reinforced brig, built for the specific purpose of containing captured humanoid Cylons, who possess strength far greater than a human, for an extended period (TRS: "Resistance"). The new Cylon brig is constructed with maximum security in mind; instead of having simple bars, its walls consist of metal grid screens welded tightly together, reinforced by composite plastics and a telephone is used to communicate between the inside and outside of the cell.
After being brought to Galactica, Caprica-Valerii is detained within the new Cylon brig. She spends over a year in this cell, but after Admiral Adama strikes a friendship with her, he allows her to decorate it almost like real quarters, with tables, chairs, a couch and other amenities (TRS: "Occupation").
Pegasus Brig[edit]
Pegasus has a more advanced brig than Galactica, with composite plastic walls instead of metal bars, and computer ID recognition cards required for entry (TRS: "Pegasus", "Resurrection Ship", "Razor").
List of Those in Hack[edit]
Notable characters who have spent time in the brig are:
Season 1[edit]
- Kara Thrace, for striking a superior officer, Colonel Saul Tigh (TRS: "Miniseries").
- Aaron Doral, under suspicion for being a humanoid Cylon (TRS: "Miniseries").
- Socinus, for lying under oath and leaving his post (TRS: "Litmus").
- Gaius Baltar, for suspected acts of treason, allegedly collaborating with the Cylons (TRS: "Six Degrees of Separation").
- Laura Roslin, as a consequence of a successful coup d'etat led by Commander Adama (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II").
Season 2[edit]
Galactica - Standard Brig[edit]
- Sharon Valerii, exposed as a humanoid Cylon, for shooting Adama (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II").
- Lee Adama, for mutiny ("Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II". On parole up to "Resistance").
- Galen Tyrol, under suspicion of conspiring with Valerii (TRS: "Resistance").
- Cally Henderson, for "discharging a firearm without permission" after killing Valerii in a crowded hallway (TRS: "Resistance").
- Joe Palladino, for the attempted murder of a superior officer (TRS: "Final Cut").
- Royan Jahee, detained aboard Galactica for involvement in the Demand Peace movement (TRS: "Epiphanies").
- Asha Janik, for acts of sabotage on Galactica's Viper ammunition (TRS: "Epiphanies").
- Cole Taylor, placed in Pegasus's brig by Commander Barry Garner for insubordination (TRS: "The Captain's Hand").
- Cavil copies, one serving as a brother, the second found on Caprica, placed in Galactica’s brig as humanoid Cylons (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II").
Galactica - Cylon Brig[edit]
- Caprica-Valerii, detained while serving as a Cylon informant ("Home, Part II" through "Precipice").
Pegasus[edit]
- Gina Inviere, detained and tortured after being outed as a humanoid Cylon by Kendra Shaw (TRS: "Pegasus", "Razor").
- Galen Tyrol, confined by Admiral Helena Cain for the death of Lt. Alastair Thorne (TRS: "Pegasus").
- Karl Agathon, together with Tyrol for the above mentioned death of Lt. Thorne.
Season 3[edit]
Galactica - Regular Brig[edit]
- Gaius Baltar, captured following his stay with the Cylons during the Second Exodus ("Rapture" to "Crossroads, Part II").
- Xeno Fenner, for ordering Hitei Kan's crew to strike and quoting from Baltar's book (TRS: "Dirty Hands").
- Cabott, for co-leading the strike on the Hitei Kan (TRS: "Dirty Hands").
- Galen Tyrol, for ordering the deckhands to strike (TRS: "Dirty Hands").
Galactica - Cylon Brig[edit]
- Various Humanoid Cylons, from the infected basestar (TRS: "A Measure of Salvation").
- Caprica-Six, after defecting from the Cylons to the Colonials (TRS: "Rapture").
Season 4[edit]
Galactica - Regular Brig[edit]
- Kara Thrace, for assaulting Laura Roslin and being suspected of being a Cylon (TRS: "Six of One").
- Tom Zarek for foiling the plan of integrating Cylon technology to the Fleet's FTL drives (TRS: "A Disquiet Follows My Soul").
- Sharon Agathon, for killing Natalie, distressed by dreams of the Opera House (TRS: "Sine Qua Non").
Galactica - Cylon Brig[edit]
- Caprica-Six, after defecting from the Cylons to the Colonials (TRS: "Rapture").
See also[edit]
- Military prison article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.