Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170325182812

"le travail rend libre, as they say. That is phrase the penal colonies were built around."

- Penal Colonel Foix de Gaston

Penal Colonies are one of the many options used by the Dominion Justice system. Penal colonies are only used for Tier 2-3 crimes (Tier 1 crimes are like minor offenses and are served on world while Tier 4 is a death sentence).

Penal Colonies themselves are normally established upon more barren worlds and are themselves self sufficient communities with everything one would need and minimal security. Each Prisoner is given basic housing and a daily task of sorts suited to their skills once the finish this task the rest of the day is theirs. Now this freedom is to a extent they are watched by security drones at all times and are not allowed to leave the colony unless under work orders.

In these Colonies Prisoners deemed 'savable' are rehabilitated and given basic work to do this could be anything from mining, processing, farming, or other forms of work. Prisoners deemed 'unsavable' are kept in secure societies and generally live off the rest of their lives in relative peace and comfort.

Prisoners who do such work are payed decent salaries and it gives them something to do rather then just sit in a cell and contemplate. More violent criminals are on a slightly tighter leash then most and those deemed a threat to others are not allowed to be moved around.

The different 'customs' can vary between colonies. For example The Penal Colony known as Lerins is famous for it's prisoners who save their heads and take a vow of Chasity and do charity work to 'repent' for their crimes.

After a sentence is complete the individual in question can either return home or they can start a life else where. 