prison architect how to tell if a prionser passed a course

by Dr. Lemuel King 6 min read

Most programs consist of multiple sessions, and each one costs a certain amount of money. The likelihood that a prisoner will pass a program depends on their Concentration and Understanding. You can check them both in the prisoner's tooltip, hovering your cursor on the prisoner while they are attending the program.

How do biographies work in prison architect?

Some prisoners have a biography text defined by people who bought the "Name in the Game" package of Prison Architect. These biographies, however, don't affect the convictions. These sentences dictate how long the prisoner will stay in prison. A prisoner may have multiple sentences.

What are the most important activities in prison architect?

Satisfying basic prisoner needs is one of the most important activities in Prison Architect. If needs are met, prisoners are more cooperative and are less likely to commit acts of violence or vandalism.

How do I See my Prison grades?

The gradings for all your released prisoners are combined together and shown in the "Prison Grading" view in the upper-left corner of the UI, next to the Bureaucracy button. This screen shows what type of prison you have produced, and how successful you have been.

How do I view a prisoner's profile?

The prisoner profile (also referred to as the 'rap sheet') is accessed by clicking the prisoner whose profile you wish to view and contains 4 tabs of information.

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How do I check my reoffending rate Prison Architect?

I canèt find it anywhere in the tabs in the thing at the bottom right. Top left corner, there is a little green/red icon, I believe. You need to have 10 prisoners released to see the prison grading.

Is there an end to Prison Architect?

Instead of the game simply ending, the player is still allowed to view their prison in its final moments. This is similar to how Dungeon Keeper operated when the player met with failure; they would become a ghost and could watch their dungeon crumble.

How does execution work in Prison Architect?

Execution ScheduleLockdown - Full lockdown must be initiated to ensure the security of the execution. ... Testing the facility. ... Witnesses arrive and are led to the execution room. ... The Warden, Chief, and Spiritual Leader proceed to the inmate's cell.The prisoner is escorted to the execution room. ... The prisoner is executed.More items...

Can prisoners sleep during the day Prison Architect?

As of Update 7, Prisoners are now able to sleep during the daytime, allowing nocturnal regime schedules.

What is warden mode?

Warden Mode is a new gamemode added during the 2017 Christmas Update (Build 13). It is essentially the flip side of Escape Mode but you are controlling the Warden directly with the WASD keys and the fog of war is also enabled only cleared if the warden has a line of sight.

How do you designate death row cells?

Go into the deployment screen. Select the death row designator in the bottom right corner. With the designator selected click on the cell/ cell block that you want to have marked as death row only.

What is a good guard to prisoner ratio?

As of the most recent census in 2005, BJS estimated the ratio of inmates to correctional officers in state prisons nationwide was 4.9 to 1, or about 10 officers for every 49 inmates. For federal prisons, BJS put the ratio at 10.3 to 1.

How does deployment scheduler work?

So basically how the deployment schedule works, is for every hour of the day, the game checks what time it is, and what number is assigned to that time of day. Then, it changes the deployment around according to what deployment is assigned to that number.

How many programs can a prisoner take?

Prisoners can only take part in one program at a time, and may only attend one session in that program per day. Most programs are voluntary, but prisoners will be less likely to volunteer for programs if they are badly treated.

Do prisoners on death row volunteer?

Suppressed prisoners are less likely to volunteer for a program, and gang members will not participate in any voluntary program at all (so do Death Row prisoners, as they don't follow any Regime at all).

What is the purpose of the classroom in prison?

The Classroom serves as a place for scheduled education of Prisoners ( Educational Programs) taught by a teacher (external staff), and Guards ( Tazer Certification) taught by the Chief . Guards and prisoners can attempt to retake classes they fail if they choose to.

How long is the prisoner education program?

General Education Course. The Foundation Education Program is 10 sessions long, and the General Education Program is 20 sessions long, and (when successfully completed) represent a significant boost to the Prisoner's Reform section.

How many guards can join a tazer rollout?

The tazer rollout classes are taught by the Chief (which must be hired and the appropriate research completed), and 10 guards can join per one hour sessions.

Can guard patrols save the life of a teacher?

However, prisoners sometimes get rowdy in class so resuming guard patrol immediately upon class completion may save the life of a teacher if prisoners are getting out of control (this is one of the trickiest but best uses of micromanagement for guard patrols)

Why do prisoners starve?

Most often this occurs because either prisoners have no access to a canteen (e.g if they are behind a locked door), or the kitchen output is too low to ensure all inmates are fed. A starving prisoner's name is replaced with 'STARVING' in capital letters, will start to take damage and soon die if they are not fed quickly.

What happens after a prisoner has received withdrawal status?

After a prisoner has received the withdrawal status effect once, that prisoner is less likely to abuse that substance but will not remove the need completely, treatment will still be needed to completely remove. A safety need is applied to a prisoner after going through withdrawal (unconfirmed).

What does suppressing prisoners do?

Suppressed. A Suppressed Prisoner. Suppressed prisoners are much less likely to cause trouble. Spending lots of time suppressed also greatly improves both the "Punishment" and "Security" grading of the prisoner, greatly reducing their re-offending rate. However, suppressed prisoners move slower.

How do prisoners get suppressed?

Prisoners can become suppressed by two different ways. The first is punishment, either Solitary Confinement or Lockdown. The second is proximity to Riot Guards, Armed Guards, snipers, or PA System s who generate a eight, 12 or 30 tile suppression field. (The tile of guards themselves not included).

What does the spiritual guidance program do to prisoners?

This effect makes them less likely to misbehave, and will allow them to stop others from fighting.

What happens if you surrender to a prisoner?

Prisoners who have incurred the "Surrendered" status effect will stand still with their hands in the air until the effect wears off. Sometimes, a single warning shout or gunshot from an armed guard will cause multiple prisoners to surrender.

What happens when you get sick in prison?

To treat a prisoner, call a doctor or paramedic nearby, and their sickness "need" will begin decreasing. However they will still be infectious.

Details

This reform program is lead by an external teacher which will be present during the periods of time when the session will be held.

Recommendations

To make the most out of the amount paid for the reform program, it is recommended to place at least 10 School Desks in the Classroom.

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Risk Category

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Prisoners have 3 initial risk categories, which give an estimate of the level of violence and disorder the player should expect from them based on their convictions. Risk categories do notdirectly decide how violent a prisoner will be, but internal character traits do. The player will have to observe prisoners and interpre…
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Traits

  • Every Prisoner has a list of hidden attributes assigned to them which the player may never clearly see; however, these traits will control whether the prisoner commits certain actions and how often they commit those actions. An example is Escape Tunnelsbeing only dug by Prisoners possessing the "Clever" trait. As the crimes the prisoners have committed are also affected by their traits, th…
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Prisoner Profile

  • The prisoner profile (also referred to as the 'rap sheet') is accessed by clicking the prisoner whose profile you wish to view and contains 4 tabs of information.
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Abilities & Activities

  1. Prisoners can attack and fight other prisoners and guards. More violent prisoners may even try to kill people.
  2. Prisoners can attack, vandalize and destroy prison property.
  3. Prisoners will attempt to escape if there is an open path to the edge of the map.
  4. Prisoners may attempt to dig Escape Tunnelsto create an open path to the end of the map if …
  1. Prisoners can attack and fight other prisoners and guards. More violent prisoners may even try to kill people.
  2. Prisoners can attack, vandalize and destroy prison property.
  3. Prisoners will attempt to escape if there is an open path to the edge of the map.
  4. Prisoners may attempt to dig Escape Tunnelsto create an open path to the end of the map if they have the 'Clever' trait. Simply using one fence will not stop them so use multiple fences of {{Perime...

Gallery

  1. A prisoner with their fists raised, committing violence such as attacks, destruction of items, escape etc.
  2. A prisoner handcuffed.
  3. An Alcoholic prisoner, marked with a boozesymbol besides his name
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