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Prisoner Sorter

A machine which automatically assigns prisoners within 5-51m to selected security levels.


Best when used in Reception.

• Place the Prisoner Sorter (found in Utilities menu),
• Connect the DoorTimer -> Sorter and specify active hours,
• Set the desired range to cover,
• Configure sorting options.

Besides Snitches from selected levels, you can sort Legendary, Lieutenants, Gang members, Drugs/Alcohol addicted, Mothers and Insane prisoners to the security levels of your choice.

You will be notified with a sound when a prisoner has been sorted.


With the many sorting options available, it's possible that some prisoners don't end up in the security level you thought. Sorting prisoners is done 'from top to bottom' according to the buttons on the Prisoner Sorter. When a prisoner meets several criteria at once, then expect things like:

• A Snitch who is also a gang member will go to the level of that gang.
  (1. Snitch sorted, 2. Gang sorted)
• A gang member who is also a drug addict and a mother will go to the level where mothers stay.
  (1. Gang sorted, 2. Drugs/Alcohol sorted, 3. Mother sorted)
• An Insane Legendary Snitch would be sorted to the Legendary level.
  (1. Snitch sorted, 2. Legendary sorted, 3. Insane not sorted, his level already changed with prior sorting options)

• When set to 'No changes': none of these prisoners are touched.
• When set to 'Remove' it will remove all prisoners who are insane or require Padded Cells/Solitary, and when set to 'Replace' it will also spawn a new Protected Custody prisoner.
• When set to 'Insane': prisoners who need Padded Cells/Solitary but are not on security level 'Insane' will be set to the Insane sector of your prison. Requires Psych Ward to build such a sector.
• When set to another level than 'Insane': prisoners who need Padded Cells/Solitary but are not on security level 'Insane' will be deleted and replaced by a prisoner of the selected level. The new prisoner will be handcuffed and marked as new intake.

Prisoners who arrive with security level Insane will not be touched by the last two sorting options. It only applies to prisoners who are insane (determined by if they need a Padded Cell/Solitary, not by their Traits) but have another seclevel.


Prisoners are sorted ONCE, then get a property set so they are excluded from following sweeps. You can use the 'Forced Scan' button to force a new sorting on all prisoners in range, whether they were excluded or not.
Place the Prisoner Sorter where the bus arrives, or at Reception.
Use the DoorTimer to enable scanning only when needed: during the hours that busses arrive.

You have the possibility to sort arriving Legendary prisoners to DeathRow.
Be sure you know what you are doing if you make use of this sorting option.
Executing Legendary prisoners will lead to a riot in your prison.

DeathRow prisoners are not sorted, they stay on their level.


It has been reported that Insane prisoners arrive to your prison while not having the DLC.
You can sort those insane to another security level, something you can't do on their rapsheet.




Shout out to Sambot for creating the original mod decades ago.


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