THE FEDERAL PRISON (FP)

• Location: Icy desert beyond the walls of Firetown on the Dark Side
• Address: Outside Firetown (permitted corridor access only)
• Establishment: 2633 under Aisha Patel
• Population: ≈300 inmates (variable), under the Office of the Federal Sheriff

The Federal Prison is the Federal Confederation’s secure incarceration and convict-labor hub. It supplies escorted work details to the Federal Copper Mine under quota, while maintaining strict low-energy operations in line with the Peace Treaty and Communardism.

The facility is frequently criticized for a persistent shadow hierarchy* among inmates and an internal contraband market. Powerful outlaw groups — most notably the Jane Mendoza Gang — are alleged to exert influence through intimidation, protection rackets, and couriered favors. Reports also cite bribery and corruption risks among some Federal Security Guards (e.g., softened counts, altered work-detail lists, message routing). In the Ralar Region, isolation, overlapping jurisdictions (prison vs. mine), fear of retaliation, and paper-ledger procedures complicate audits; the Federal Sheriff often struggles to secure court-grade proof despite recurring allegations.

A window-minimal citadel in volcanic stone, engineered for passive security, low draw, and geothermal heat capture.

• Materials: Ralar volcanic stone, frost-mortared; timber/steel internal frames; insulated doors; packed-snow berms against outer walls.
• Lighting (No Electric High-Bays): Corridor sconces, light wells to sheltered courts where feasible; after-hours hooded oil lamps and baseboard Luminofera dualis runs. Watchtowers use hand-crank searchlights during alarms only.
• Ventilation & Acoustics: Baffled vent shafts and pressure lobbies to limit heat loss; thick masonry corridors for sound damping.
• Energy Use: Radiant floors fed from the Federal Geothermal Power Plant; mechanical winches and hand cranks for gates; no floodlighting of the yard.

Ground Floor (Intake & Security)

• Sally Port & Gatehouse: Double-gate vehicle lock; manifest desk; inmate count ledgers.
• Search & Intake: Cataloging, issue, and classification cells.
• Control Post: Keyboards (analog), alarm board, tower rota.
• Armory Cage: Batons, shields, crossbows; seal-logged issuance.
• Visitation Rooms: Supervised booths; attorney table under ledger lock.
• Restrooms (4): AuroraSan stalls (staff & visitors).

First Floor (Cells & Core Services)

• Cell Block A–B: Double-tier galleries (≈150 beds); dayrooms.
• Mess Hall & Kitchenette: Meals delivered from Firetown canteen line; plating only.
• Medical Ward: Exam beds, isolation room, medicine press.
• Laundry & Issue: Linens, cold-wash mangles; clothing stores.

Second Floor (Cells & Administration)

• Cell Block C–D: Double-tier galleries (≈150 beds).
• Administration Wing: Warden office; labor-quota office; records vault (sentences, transport permits).
• Briefing Room: Guard muster, rota boards; mine detail assignments.
• Staff Rest & Locker Rooms: Shift change area; tea stove.

Service Level & Yard

• Workshops: Tool repair, rope/strap shop, crate bench for mine dispatch.
• Stores & Cold Bunkers: Food, oil, medical, and clothing reserves.
• Exercise Yard (Walled): Wind baffles; counting posts; no high-bays.
• Watchtowers (×4): Hand-crank searchlights; signal flags; bell posts.
• Transport Apron: Insulated, Hoo-drawn convict vans; seal press kiosk.

Outside, the yard is a dark well under the towers’ silent silhouettes. Inside, Penal-labor crews file through cold stone corridors marked by scuffed count lines and the faint baseboard glow used for headchecks. Air carries oil-lamp soot, disinfectant, wet wool, and iron. Cell blocks run on unspoken hierarchies: rackets control bunks and tool access; contraband moves via laundry carts and workshop scrap; threats are delivered in chalk marks and folded note slips. Guards’ keys and boots cut through murmurs, but brawls erupt fast—improvised knives (“shivs”) hammered from crate banding or scrap appear despite searches. The yard is a wind-scoured pit of drills and forced marches under watching towers; nothing here feels private or safe.

Staff (≈59):

• Federal Prison Warden (1): Overall command; signs labor details and transport manifests.
• Federal Security Guards (≈45): Three shifts; posts at towers, blocks, yard, and sally port.
• Support Staff (≈13):
• Medical Team (3): Doctor (1), nurses (2).
• Cooks/Issue (4): Plate and issue meals; stores.
• Maintenance (4): Masonry, doors, heat runs, winches.
• Convict Labor Managers (2): Quotas, mine interface, corridor permits.

• Access: No public entry; visitation by appointment (attorney/family) under escort.
• Shifts (Guards): 06:00–14:00 · 14:00–22:00 · 22:00–06:00.
• Convict Transport: Hoo-drawn insulated vans depart 07:00; return 17:00 (weather and quota dependent).
• Courier Windows: FCS mail/legal packets at 09:30 and 15:30 (gatehouse exchange only).

• Perimeter: 6 m stone wall with snow berms; four towers; walled yard.
• Controlled Access: Double sally port; analog key control; issue ledgers.
• Chain-of-Custody: Inmate movement logged against transport seals and count boards.
• Guard Armament: Every Federal Security Guard is issued a Federal Stun Gun (sealed capacitor cells) and baton for routine posts and escorts. Watchtower guards carry Federal Stun Guns plus Federal Gun Crossbows with tagged bolt quivers.
• Watchtowers: Hand-cranked searchlights; signal flags and bell posts; range boards for perimeter sectors.
• Armory Cage: Stun guns, crossbows, batons, shields; analog key access; issuance/return logged to guard badge and shift ledger; post-shift function and charge checks (no dual-key requirement).
• Analog Alert System: Analog Siren System tied to the Local Sheriff’s Office (Firetown).
• Patrols: Tower and yard rounds; convoy escort on the permitted corridor to the mine.

Legal interactions:

• Be sentenced by the Federal Court to penal labor (enter play as an inmate assigned to work details).
• Receive a GAIA work assignment to a non-security prison role (e.g., logistics clerk, laundry/bedding crew, kitchen issue, maintenance aide, records runner).
• Train with the Local Sheriff (Firetown) as a Federal Security Guard candidate; upon certification, be assigned to the Federal Prison per GAIA requirement.
• Serve as a Federal Security Guard on inmate transports along the permitted corridor between the prison and the Federal Copper Mine. Note: the mine site itself is guarded by Deputies of the Local Sheriff, not by prison staff.
• Enter as authorized visitor (attorney/family) during windowed hours.
• Deliver/collect sealed legal mail via the FCS gatehouse handover.

Illegal interactions:

1. Forge visitor permits or swap transport seals to alter headcounts.
2. Sabotage hand-crank searchlights or winches before an escape attempt.
3. Smuggle contraband via laundry carts or crate lots bound for workshops.

• Adventure Hook — The Shadow Ledger: Two Federal Security Guards are found dead on separate shifts in the constant Dark Side gloom. The Local Sheriff declares coincidence and “natural causes.” The Federal Sheriff disagrees and deputizes the party for a covert, dual insertion — some PCs processed as inmates , others fast-tracked as Federal Security Guards under GAIA requisition. Inside, the team must map the shadow hierarchy, track contraband routes (laundry carts, workshop scrap, crate lids), and test the paper trail. rove murder without sparking a yard riot, and decide whether the trail stops at a cell-boss—or reaches a bribed guard cadre working a protection racket for the Jane Mendoza Gang …

• Federal Confederation · Communardism · Peace Treaty
• Federal Sheriff’s Department · Federal Court · Criminal Code
• Federal Copper Mine · Federal Geothermal Power Plant
• Federal Courier Service · Federal Waste and Recycling System