Why aren't there any books in my prison library?
I have a sizeable prison library, and several workers assigned to work there. I recently just read on this Reddit post that you need a sorting desk for each worker, but the problem that I'm having is that I'm getting ZERO books put into the library. I recall in previous games I'd have boxes of books sitting around (much like in the shop, also included a screenshot of what that looks like) until they can get put away, but in this game, there are no boxes of books being delivered, or sitting around waiting to be processed, and several hundred inmates are complaining about literacy. (I also just learned that adding a bookshelf into a cell does nothing to help the literacy need, it's just a shelf.)
So again, I understand I need a sorting desk per worker, and as you can see I have 5 desks. I have like 10-15 workers assigned as well, and I often seem them just roaming around with the "Working" tag. I don't ever get any boxes of books delivered.
So here's what my shop looks like, and it's thriving:
As you can see, there are boxes of shop goods sitting around, and I often see inmates purchase things from the shop window. Why isn't the library working similarly? Again, I have several qualified inmates that work in the library every day, but I'm just not getting any books delivered. I have plenty of money (hundreds of thousands surplus at this point) and I'm just not sure what is wrong.
I've also tried dezoning/rezoning as a library, but that also had no effect.
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How do you get the library to work in prison architect?
The books are sorted by prisoners in work hours, for which they must have passed the Foundation Education program and the according jobs have to be assigned in the Prison Labour view of the Logistics menu. Each working prisoner needs 12 tiles of space, and max. 100 prisoners can work in one library.Are prison libraries good?
Prison libraries serve both prisoners and the public by helping to educate prisoners, reduce recidivism, and improve family bonds through reading. Research shows a correlation between education and reduced recidivism, and libraries play an important role in supporting education.What book is most requested by prisoners?
Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power is known to be a popular reading choice among prisoners in the United States prison system, as well as celebrities. The bestselling book provides 48 "laws" on how to live your life and gain confidence.Who wrote a book in prison?
Notorious French libertine the Marquis de Sade wrote prolifically during his years in prison, churning out 11 novels, 16 novellas, and 20 plays. He concocted his sexually explicit novella Justine in the two weeks in 1787 that he was imprisoned in Paris's Bastille \u2013 one of his many prison stints during his lifetime.What even are beans? Are they vegetables? Why aren't they grains?
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