However, when they immediately fist-fight their way into a church, or shakedown a teen for money for smokes, they end up right back in jail and you get slapped with a fine. If you can funnel prisoners in, get the money for accepting them, and then turn them around and kick them out into society then you’ll make lots of quick easy money. It goes both ways, and if you can figure it out then there’s a much better financial reward on offer.īut, Early Release has always been an incredibly tempting, quick way to earn money. That might sound harsh, but you now have vastly more visibility on reoffending rate and their sentence can now be altered based on their experiences at your jail. Reoffending rate is critical as there’s now a lofty fine for reoffenders in Prison Architect, one which is, at times, over twice the reward you get for early release. They beef out the job options for the prisoners, giving them a greater chance to earn money and whittle down the chance of reoffending. That’s dogs coming in, to be pet by prisoners.Įach of these gives more ways for your prisoners to reform, and more things for them to do during the day. The latter is easily the poster child for the expansion, it adds Juvenile Correction meetings and training, but perhaps most iconically adds animal therapy sessions. The first two can actually work as an extra source of income, with civilians coming in from outside the prison to visit each of the rooms and spend money there. The Bakery, Restaurant and the Meeting/Therapy Room. The heard of it comes through the new rooms. Where other DLCs have focused on agriculture ( Going Green), new terrain and infrastructure ( Island Bound) or new convicts ( Psych Ward), Prison Architect – Second Chances is all about getting your prisoners in line and out of the door quicker. The latest DLC, S econd Chances, is aimed at padding out a different area than others reform, rehabilitation and behaviour. About six years on and Prison Architect is still growing.

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