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[[File:H2A - Kig-Yar convicts.jpg|thumb|300px|Kig-Yar prisoners on ''High Charity''.]]

{{Quote|WARNING: HITCHHIKERS MAY BE ESCAPED CONVICTS.|[[Superintendent|The Superintendent]]}}

A '''convict''', also called a '''prisoner''', is an individual imprisoned and deprived of personal freedoms after being found guilty of a crime by some form of authority. Individuals can be imprisoned for various reasons ranging from minor violations like theft to major crimes such as murder, [[piracy]], [[terrorism]], and treason. Convicts are incarcerated by their own peers unlike [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]], who are combatants imprisoned by enemies forces following an armed conflict. While in captivity, prisoners are typically fitted with [[physical restraints]]. Both [[human]] and [[Covenant]] often send their convicted criminals on [[prison ship]]s to distant labor and correctional facilities, known as [[Penal colony|penal colonies]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 294''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref> Aboard military bases, vessels or space stations, prisoners are detained in a [[Holding chamber|holding jail]] called a ''Brig''.

A '''convict''', also called a '''prisoner''', is an individual imprisoned and deprived of personal freedoms after being found guilty of a crime by some form of authority. Individuals can be imprisoned for various reasons ranging from minor violations like theft to major crimes such as murder, [[piracy]], [[terrorism]], and [[treason]]. Convicts are incarcerated by their own peers unlike [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]], who are combatants imprisoned by enemies forces following an armed conflict. While in captivity, prisoners are typically fitted with [[physical restraints]]. Both [[human]] and [[Covenant]] often send their convicted criminals on [[prison ship]]s to distant labor and correctional facilities, known as [[Penal colony|penal colonies]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 294''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref> Aboard military bases, vessels or space stations, prisoners are detained in a [[Holding chamber|holding jail]] called a ''Brig''.

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 [[File:H2A - Kig-Yar convicts.jpg|thumb|300px|Kig-Yar prisoners on ''High Charity''.]]
 {{Quote|WARNING: HITCHHIKERS MAY BE ESCAPED CONVICTS.|[[Superintendent|The Superintendent]]}}
-A '''convict''', also called a '''prisoner''', is an individual imprisoned and deprived of personal freedoms after being found guilty of a crime by some form of authority. Individuals can be imprisoned for various reasons ranging from minor violations like theft to major crimes such as murder, [[piracy]], [[terrorism]], and treason. Convicts are incarcerated by their own peers unlike [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]], who are combatants imprisoned by enemies forces following an armed conflict. While in captivity, prisoners are typically fitted with [[physical restraints]]. Both [[human]] and [[Covenant]] often send their convicted criminals on [[prison ship]]s to distant labor and correctional facilities, known as [[Penal colony|penal colonies]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 294''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref> Aboard military bases, vessels or space stations, prisoners are detained in a [[Holding chamber|holding jail]] called a ''Brig''.
+A '''convict''', also called a '''prisoner''', is an individual imprisoned and deprived of personal freedoms after being found guilty of a crime by some form of authority. Individuals can be imprisoned for various reasons ranging from minor violations like theft to major crimes such as murder, [[piracy]], [[terrorism]], and [[treason]]. Convicts are incarcerated by their own peers unlike [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]], who are combatants imprisoned by enemies forces following an armed conflict. While in captivity, prisoners are typically fitted with [[physical restraints]]. Both [[human]] and [[Covenant]] often send their convicted criminals on [[prison ship]]s to distant labor and correctional facilities, known as [[Penal colony|penal colonies]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 294''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref> Aboard military bases, vessels or space stations, prisoners are detained in a [[Holding chamber|holding jail]] called a ''Brig''.
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