Detention Block AA-23, found inside Detention Block AA on the Death Star's Detention Level, served as a holding area. This particular section was designated specifically for political prisoners. The location of the detention cells in this zone was 400 meters beneath Docking Bay 327.
Following her capture by Darth Vader and the forces of the Galactic Empire, Princess Leia Organa was imprisoned in Cell 2187. This cell was situated on sub-level five within detention area AA-23, and her execution was planned. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca orchestrated a daring rescue, successfully liberating her from the cell. However, their escape was interrupted by an intense firefight with stormtroopers at close range. To escape, Princess Organa devised a plan to flee through a chute that led to garbage masher 3263827.