Dash's Imprisonment

Encyclopedia Celestia: Equestrian Correctional Facility.

Located deep underground, the Equestrian Correctional Facility or (ECF) was in operation from 1960 to 2545, when it finally closed down due to changes in the criminal justice system. Inmates from 2010 onwards served only one length of sentence: life. This was due to the difficulty or rehabilitation and the effectiveness of Celestia’s “one punishment” system of law.

Inmates were kept anonymous to prevent rescue attempts or employee misconduct. In 2015 a computer glitch deleted all records, and since by then all sentences were for life, no recovery attempt was made. The ECF became known as the place bad ponies go to disappear, and one can only guess whether famous missing pony cases were actually criminals whose files were expunged upon incarceration.

Facts:

Inmates on the high-tech life support systems lived to an average of 130 years old in confinement. Inmate # 94,210 was the last released before the law changed. Inmate # 99,876 holds the record for longest lifespan of an inmate at 148 years old. The final inmate # 158,492 incarcerated died in 2545, signaling the final closing of the facility. After 2025, the facilities were adjusted to incarcerate species other than ponies due to changes in immigration policy leading to a spike in minority crimes. At its peak, the facility could house 98,000 inmates at once due to the highly advanced automated systems, eventually completely replacing the need for guards. How they kept ponies moving enough to prevent atrophy in such tight confinement remains a mystery.