Police Chief: How to Transport Prisoners to Central Prison

To clear local holding cell bottlenecks and resume processing incoming arrests in Police Chief, you must manually transfer ready suspects from your precinct to the Central Prison. Holding cells act as temporary intake points rather than permanent detention areas. If your cells reach capacity, field intake halts and you cannot process new suspects until space is cleared.

How to Complete a Prisoner Transport

Follow these steps to transfer a suspect from your station to the Central Prison:

1. Prepare the Suspect: Confirm the suspect is processed at the precinct workstation or secured immediately following a field arrest.
2. Position Your Vehicle: Park your patrol car near the precinct exit or the field arrest site.
3. Load the Prisoner: Interact manually with your patrol car to secure the prisoner inside the vehicle.
4. Follow the Objective: Check your map for the updated objective marker indicating the route to the Central Prison across Winston Springs.
5. Navigate Winston Springs: Drive carefully to the destination. Collisions lower your transit efficiency, while low fuel or unmaintained tires can cause breakdowns mid-transit.
6. Check In at the Gates: Arrive at the Central Prison gates and complete the check-in interaction to finalize the case file and clear your holding space.

Managing Dispatch Trade-Offs and Capacity

Transporting prisoners requires balancing field coverage against station logistics. Keep these operational factors in mind:

• Dispatch Downtime: Driving a prisoner to the Central Prison takes you off active duty. You cannot respond directly to new emergency dispatches in Winston Springs while on a transport run.
• Coverage Mitigation: Assign at least one additional officer unit to active field duty before leaving the station so minor calls are handled during your drive.
• Routine Transfer Cycles: Perform transport runs at set intervals rather than waiting for holding cells to reach max capacity. Clearing cells proactively prevents sudden operational halts during high-crime periods.