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0010980Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Justicepublic2018-12-20 21:272020-02-24 13:13
ReporterTV4Fun 
Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityrandom
StatusnewResolutionopen 
PlatformWindows 10OS10OS Version10
Product Version0.44.12 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0010980: Prisoners freed from chains are put in cages instead of being let go
DescriptionHaven't confirmed how often this happens, but in at least some cases, where someone is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence that includes them being attached to a chain, when their sentence completes, rather than letting them go, the captain of the guard puts them in a cage. I can still manually remove them from the cage, but it seems a little odd. In all the cases I've seen, the prisoner has been a visitor, not a citizen, but don't know how often that happens.
Steps To Reproduce* Have chains(not cages) set up for justice to use.
* Have cages in a stockpile.
* Have visitors in your fortress.
* Have a visitor throw a tantrum or kill someone.
* Have the captain of the guard arrest them.
* Wait for them to finish their sentence.
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related to 0007664new  Problems with wild creatures placed on restraints 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2018-12-20 21:27TV4FunNew Issue
2018-12-21 07:36FantasticDorfNote Added: 0039033
2018-12-23 11:14LociRelationship addedrelated to 0007664
2020-02-24 09:38salajanderIssue Monitored: salajander
2020-02-24 09:40salajanderNote Added: 0040182
2020-02-24 09:41salajanderNote Edited: 0040182bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0040182#r16351
2020-02-24 09:43salajanderNote Edited: 0040182bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0040182#r16352
2020-02-24 09:43salajanderNote Edited: 0040182bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0040182#r16353
2020-02-24 13:13RoboLudditeNote Added: 0040189

Notes
(0039033)
FantasticDorf   
2018-12-21 07:36   
This is the 'handle dangerous animal' job routine, you will need to pasture/pit/pond or release them via linking up to a mechanism otherwise.

It was added to save dwarves from having to drag animals from each restraint, or even to the pitting area dangerous with frequent accidents of them breaking free of a dwarf's grasp when they can instead take and transfer between hauled cages safely.
(0040182)
salajander   
2020-02-24 09:40   
(edited on: 2020-02-24 09:43)
I've seen this several times, and only noticed when I saw a few friendly guests in cages, in an animal stockpile.

I built the cage to then release them, but building the cage with a visitor in this state spams hundreds of "<citizen> cancels Release <caged guest>: Wrong justice state."

Releasing them (via linked mechanism) sets them free and stops the job cancellation spam.

(DF 0.47.03, macOS 10.15.3)
(0040189)
RoboLuddite   
2020-02-24 13:13   
I discovered this with an experiment-race visitor who had destroyed some buildings when I saw him in the list of animals I could assign to my pasture. I got him out by assigning him to that pasture.