Daily Riots

[EliteRiceEater]

Everyday I have a riot. I dont know what is causing them or how to get rid of them but it got to the point where the game made me play escape mode in my own prison because a lot of people in my prison were dying every day because of the riots. I dont want to play the game anymore because of that reason. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[Domena100]

Hover over the "danger bar" and there you should find the reasons for rioting. Prisoners are going nuts when they dont get what they want.

[EliteRiceEater]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1425499119
This is my danger bar. Can you tell me what I should do to stop having riots everyday!

[D3luxi3]

Gang leader is being punished...highly the main reason.

[Domena100]

Punishing gang leaders is almost like a death sentence on your prison.... And riots caused through that can trigger some failure conditions...

[EliteRiceEater]

Well then how do I stop that from happening?

[D3luxi3]

kill him. End punishment and lock him in until he starves to death.

[EliteRiceEater]

But isnt there always going to be gang leaders? do i have to keep killing every single leader?

[D3luxi3]

True. But some mess around more. Or you can change in policys so some activities dont give punishments. But i agree its a little bit annoying that riots start that easy just because a leader gets punished. And not only the gang that follows that leader but other inmates riots as well.

[EliteRiceEater]

I will try changing the policys. Do you have a good policy that I can use and one that works very well?

[D3luxi3]

I like to see them suffer... :)

[EliteRiceEater]

ok so im guessing you would rather have them starve than to live

[D3luxi3]

yea...thats correct. If they cant behave they get punished by starvation.

[EliteRiceEater]

So does anyone have a good regime that I could follow?

[MekaDovah]

I like to isolate my problem prisoners (includes gang leaders, but generally volatile legendaries) in a private supermax wing so they can't do their thing. My main two prisons have decently furnished cells that satisfy most of their needs so they can spend most of their time in lockdown, but require about 4 hours of free time to keep freedom from boiling over.

If I feel the need to punish a gang leader or I know it's coming (like they're off to parole and I know they won't pass and will flip out over it) I send the entire gang to solitary for a couple of days. As long as it isn't permanent solitary they'll remained shackled and generally not a problem. This is also a solid strat I feel if a gang leader ends up dead somehow cause the gang can't riot if they're in shackles.

Danger level will remain high, but unless your punishment times are super long (more than 8 hours) it shouldn't be too bad. Especially if you're meeting your other prisoner's needs.

Keeping needs satisfied really helps with maintaining order - generally doable if cells have their own shower and maybe a radio so they can take care of a lot of their major needs easily. I typically also have room for a prayer mat so they can take care of their spirituality need a little if they got it (though that need isn't a priority.) Also, it's frankly cheaper in the long run because you won't need to hire and equip as many guards if the prisoners just behave themselves.

For supermax, I use 3x3 cells so I have room to also add in a weight bench. Generally, unless they're volatile types, decent cells + an armed guard patrol for suppression keeps order for a very long time - though I also usually have a squad of 4-6 tazer armed guards in super max with that armed guard just in case a volatile legendary goes off.

[Spale]

I think its bcz of ur name