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The staff members are your prison's employees, such as Guards and Workmen, who are needed to run your prison. Some of the staff members cannot be hired until you unlock them through Bureaucracy.
There are three broad categories of employee: Staff, Administration and External Staff. Normal Staff members perform automated duties throughout the prison to ensure essential functions continue to operate. They may be directly selected and controlled, but will generally operate on their own. Administration on the other hand, are not able to be directly controlled and do not perform tasks throughout the prison. Instead, Administration members perform Bureaucracy research tasks to unlock additional prison features. They need their own office and for some of them it's not possible to have more than one. External staff cannot be hired and do not get any wages. Instead, they appear when needed and leave the prison if their job is done.
If Staff Needs are enabled then regular staff (excluding Administration and External Staff) can have needs that must be maintained for them to do their job effectively, these can be viewed like prisoners (Via mousing over them or in the needs tab).
Staff may be hired as they become available in the Staff menu at the bottom of the screen, and may be fired by opening the Staff Report and clicking on an employee to remove them.
Staff Member | Role | Costs | Description |
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![]() Warden |
Administration |
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A Warden is absolutely necessary in any prison, and he is needed to unlock the Bureaucracy tree which allows more advanced Staff members to be purchased. The Warden also enables alteration of the prison's Regime. |
![]() Chief |
Administration |
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The Chief is in charge of your prison's security forces. He unlocks Armoury, Patrols, Deployment, and the Security Room through Bureaucracy. The Chief also enables a display of the Danger level in the prison, as well as a Report on Contraband. |
![]() Foreman |
Administration |
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The Foreman will allow you to unlock Janitors and Gardeners through Bureaucracy. He is also able to research the cloning tool to help speed future construction, as well as Prison Labour. |
![]() Psychologist |
Administration |
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A Psychologist will provide you with insight into your prisoners state of mind by displaying a Needs list when a prisoner is moused over. He will also enable the Needs Report which shows an aggregate of prison-wide needs by urgency. |
![]() Psychiatrist ![]() |
Administration |
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A Psychiatrist takes care of Criminally Insane prisoners by providing one-to-one Psychiatric Consultation sessions. |
![]() Accountant |
Administration |
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The Accountant tabulates financial reports which assist in calculating your cash flow. The accountant also allows you to spend more than your daily income each day, enables the Valuation Report, and unlocks the ability to purchase neighbouring land plots to expand your prison through Bureaucracy. |
![]() Lawyer |
Administration |
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The Lawyer is used to do various research tasks. |
![]() Workman |
Staff |
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A Workman, also known as a builder, is a staff member who performs essential construction duties such as laying Foundations, demolition, unloading incoming deliveries, taking out the trash, and loading the garbage truck. A Workman has access to areas behind normal and "staff only" doors, even if a prisoner is nearby. |
![]() Guard |
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A Guard maintains security at the prison, keeping an eye on prisoners, subduing riots or fights, and transporting prisoners to and from Solitary, the Infirmary, and other locations. |
![]() Doctor |
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The Doctor heals injured staff and prisoners. They can also revive unconscious persons. |
![]() Orderly ![]() |
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Normal guards are prohibited from attacking Criminally Insane inmates as they may hurt them in the process. Orderly is a specially trained staff member exclusive to Psych Ward: Warden's Edition DLC whose role is to take care of Criminally Insane prisoners |
![]() Cook |
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A Cook is a staff member responsible for keeping your prisoners fed by preparing meals in the kitchen. Also referred to as a "chef" in at least one of the grants, he is also responsible for moving ingredients from the delivery area to the kitchen. |
![]() Gardener |
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The Gardener cleans the outside of the prison, removing cracks, dirt tracks, flowers and plant trees. |
![]() Janitor |
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The Janitor cleans the inside parts of the prison, removing cracks and grime. Janitors will move freely and automatically to any interior mess. They will also help on Laundry Service. |
![]() Dog Handler |
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A Dog Handler will keep your Dogs for you. He will also walk patrols with them. |
![]() Guard Dog |
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Dogs will patrol routes and intervene with misconduct just like your regular Guards, but will also sniff out smelly contraband, dig for Escape Tunnels, and chase down escaping Prisoners. |
![]() Armed Guard |
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Armed Guards will patrol routes and intervene with misconduct just like your regular Guards, but will also shoot Prisoners when they are set on Freefire or fear for their lives. |
![]() Sniper |
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Snipers will occupy any available guard towers to look over your prisoners. If there is an armoury on site, they will pick up rifles from there. |
![]() Teacher |
External |
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The Teacher is an external freelancer who will come to your prison and teach your prisoners to work, or to reform them. |
![]() Soldier |
External |
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The Soldier is an external security force that will only enter your prison if you meet the Failure Condition of having a long lasting Riot. |
![]() Truck Driver |
External |
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The Truck Driver is an external staff member that assists the Workmen with supplies being delivered or picked up via Supply Truck. |
![]() Spiritual Leader |
External |
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The Spiritual Leader is an external staff member that runs the spiritual programs in the Chapel. |
![]() Parole Lawyer |
External |
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The Parole Lawyer is an external staff for Parole Hearings in the Parole Room. |
![]() Parole Officer |
External |
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The Parole Officer is an external staff for Parole Hearings in the Parole Room. |
![]() Appeals Lawyer |
External |
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The Appeals Lawyer is an external staff for Death Row Appeals in the Parole Room. |
![]() Appeals Magistrate |
External |
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The Appeals Magistrate is an external staff for Death Row Appeals in the Parole Room. |
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The look of Staff menu from Alpha 20 build
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