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[Kodama]

For some reason my sheriff/city guard won't use the jail I created. Instead, whenever someone goes into a fit of rage they decide the best solution is to kill them.

I put up the iron restraints and made it a jail room. I hired one of my dwarves to be the sheriff/guard and he loves his room/office.

Anyone know what might be the reason? Thanks in advance.

[Yuck]

You actually set each restraint to be used for justice or whatever the method is?

[Kodama]

They're set to "Used by Justice (Y)".

This person did go insane, so was that the reason they decided to kill him - i.e. is it because going insane is incurable?

[Eugenitor]

If he went Berserk he's not considered one of your dwarves anymore and gets treated like an invader.

[Mynoris]

Is your sheriff really strong/proficient with his/her weapons?  Because when they go to subdue the 'criminal' sometimes they kill them because they're too tough. 

[GuudeSpelur]

They only arrest people that throw tantrums and break things or that they somehow deem responsible for a noble's mandate going unfufilled (i.e. Baron asks for clear glass objects and they arrest a glassmaker if they don't get them).  Insane dwarves get euthanized.

[Lurking Grue]

Insane dwarves get euthanized.

The Dwarven version of "Care in the Community" is little scary.

[MaDeR Levap]

Insane dwarves get euthanized.

No, only berserkers are killed. Other kinds of insanity are left alone to their death.

[Vastin]

Insane dwarves get euthanized.

No, only berserkers are killed. Other kinds of insanity are left alone to their death.

Yes, in either case insane dwarves are never jailed, they are either killed (if berserk) or ignored (any others).

For all intents and purposes, a dwarf that goes insane is dead. They'll never recover. In most cases the safest approach is to lock them in their room until they expire - most will get themselves killed in some bizarre or spectacularly dangerous way pretty soon anyway.

Tantrums are not insanity however. A tantrum dwarf will be jailed if the sheriff can subdue them, though its possible they'll be killed in the attempt to do so.

[GuudeSpelur]

Insane dwarves get euthanized.

No, only berserkers are killed. Other kinds of insanity are left alone to their death.

I meant insane criminals, whoops.

[Hartmann]

Had this as well, tantruming dwarfs immediately received an axe through their mid section despite a jail being available.

[Funtimes]

Shouldn't the question be: why doesn't this happen as often in the real world?