Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: The archives of the Bastille show that the building largely held common criminals ( forgers , embezzlers , swindlers , etc. ) , as well as people imprisoned for religious reasons ( Huguenots ) and those responsible for printing or writing forbidden pamphlets .
Simplified: As a prison , the Bastille held common criminals such as forgers and thieves , as well as people put in prison for religious reasons , such as the Huguenots .