Fuchu Prison

CLASS: Mifune

GRAVITY: Complete

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: No

POPULATION: 6K

Originally located in the New Tokyo system, Fuchu Prison was moved to the Shikoku system in 600 AS to handle the burgeoning foreign criminal element that was plaguing the area. While nearly 70% of the prisoners are from outside of Kusari space, the remaining 30% are almost exclusively members of a radical, political terrorist group called the Blood Dragons. "Rehabilitation through work" is a core principal of the Fuchu Prison mandate, and inmates are routinely deployed to mine Hydrocarbon and work the Junyo fishing platforms.

## Bribes & Missions Offered

* Kishiro Technologies
* Orbital Spa and Cruise
* Samura Industries
* Universal Shipping
* Farmers Alliance
* Hogosha

## Commodities

* Mining Machinery
* Pharmaceuticals
* Light Arms

* Oxygen
* Water
* H-Fuel

## Rumors

* This prison used to be in New Tokyo, but the government felt it was a bad idea to keep so many criminals in the capitol system, especially when half of the convicts here are Gaijin. Fuchu was moved here because it is the closest system to the Border Worlds, and there is but one habitable planet.
* Many of the prisoners attempt escape when they are sent to the ring to mine for Hydrocarbons. That is when security is at its lowest, because they are not surrounded by walls. We have been given permission to shoot and kill anyone who tries to escape while working.
* The military is often called in to help us when the Blood Dragons attack. We lack the equipment, fire power, and training to repel the Dragons. They attack here trying to free their brethren quite often. I don't know why we shouldn't execute them all as traitors right when they are captured.
* The only other group that attacks this prison is the Golden Chrysanthemums. They do not have the skill or equipment that the Dragons do, but they are fearless. We kill plenty of them, but they are not disheartened. That dastardly Cardamine is such an evil thing. We must fight each day to keep the people of Kusari from falling to its allure.
* There is a Liberty Rogue here who always claims to be a Lane Hacker. He has been here three years, and every day he offers me more money to let him escape. I think yesterday he offered me enough to buy my own planet, the poor fool. I know he has no money. Even if he were a Lane Hacker I would not take his money; we aren't the LPI.
* The Golden C. usually attack from the Keiun. The bold Blood Dragons will attack from anywhere. Most of the other criminals fly within the clouds to hide themselves, yet the Dragons will cross in open space, daring anyone to give chase, even the military.
* The battleship *Myoko* was sent here to secure the Jump Gates and stop the flood of Gaijin criminals currently pouring in from the Border Worlds. I am glad they are here, but sadly they are not enough. If they did a better job, we wouldn't have half of this facility filled with foreigners.
* I cannot believe how often I see the ex-inmates of this prison in Shikoku flying around as Bounty Hunters. They do not respect the importance of laws and codes, so why should they be enforcing them? It is the greatest of hypocrisies spawned in foreign space.

* A large portion of the basic supplies that keep this prison running are shipped here from Deshima. Deshima may be a haven for Gaijin and other filth, but it is also a trading hub in this sector.
* Mining Machinery is shipped here from Freeport 6 in the Border Worlds. This machinery is used by the inmate population to gather the Hydrocarbons from the ring surrounding this base.
* I do not like coming here usually, though it is rewarding at times. They brought in a group of Liberty Rogues that had been attacking our shipments for weeks. It was good to see their faces, particularly when they were pushed into their cells.