Slashtown was a penal settlement situated on the Imperial prison world of Despayre, serving as a place of confinement.
This settlement housed criminal offenders who had been condemned to serve their sentences on the planet. Its location was specified as Grid 4354, Sector 547, within Quadrant 3. Slashtown was constructed from wooden shacks and Imperial shipping containers, fastened together utilizing vines, wire, and string.
Back in 3 BBY, Slashtown provided residence for a number of prisoners, namely Celot Ratua Dil, Balahteez, Brun, and Monn. Sergeant Nova Stihl, a guard stationed at the colony, instructed a course in self-protection for both the inhabitants and her fellow officers.
The colony met its end when the Death Star unleashed its destructive power upon the planet in 0 BBY.