Anyone who read the Dark Horse Buffy comics, do we know by season 8 (or later, if it comes up) if Faith is still a fugitive? Or did the writers forget that she broke out of prison in 2003? (tho to be fair, I forgot until this afternoon lol)
Faith's legal issues are discussed in her very first appearance in Season 8. She had been living in Cleveland when Giles offered using the Council's influence (remember Travers' threat to deport Giles in "Checkpoint"?) to allow her to leave the country, which she does after concluding a secret mission.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #6: No Future for You, Part One Script: Brian K. Vaughan, illustration: Georges Jeanty; inks: Andy Owens; colors: Dave Stewart; lettering: Richard Starkings.