How To Do Inmate Nutrition Research In Prison Architect

The Inmate Nutrition Research grant in Prison Architect is a valuable research project that requires careful planning and specific meal policy adjustments. This guide will walk you through every step needed to successfully complete this grant, from meeting prerequisites to fulfilling all research requirements.

Step 1: Learn the Required Technologies

Before you can access the Inmate Nutrition Research grant, you need to unlock two key technologies through the Bureaucracy menu. Navigate to Bureaucracy and learn both Psychology and Health. These are essential prerequisites for accessing the nutrition research grant.

Step 2: Access the Inmate Nutrition Research Grant

Once you have learned Psychology and Health, go to the bottom right of your screen and click on Reports. From there, select Grants and search for Inmate Nutrition Research.

Check the Requirements

Before you can begin the research, make sure you meet all prerequisites. The Inmate Nutrition Research grant requires:

Health technology

Psychology technology

Logs

At least 20 prisoners in your facility

Once all requirements are met, click on the Inmate Nutrition Research grant to add it to your To-Do list.

Step 3: Complete the First Nutrition Phase

Serve Low Quantity, Low Variety Meals

The first part of the research requires you to serve a single low quantity, low variety meal for two days. To accomplish this, follow these steps:

Navigate to Policy and scroll down until you find the Nutritional Policy section. You’ll need to make two adjustments:

Set Meal Quantity to Low

Set Meal Variety to Low

Next, go to the Regime menu and add just one eat time to the schedule. This single meal period will be the only feeding time during this phase of the research.

Now simply fast forward time and watch the progress on your To-Do list. Once you reach 100% completion for this phase, you’re ready to move on.

Step 4: Complete the Second Nutrition Phase

Serve High Quantity, High Variety Meals

The second part of the research is the opposite of the first. You need to serve three high variety, high quantity meals for two days. Here’s how to set this up:

Go back to the Regime menu and schedule three separate eat times. A typical schedule would be:

9:00 AM

1:00 PM

8:00 PM

Then, navigate to Policies and return to the Nutritional Policy section. This time, adjust the settings to:

Set Meal Quantity to High

Set Meal Variety to High

Wait for the research progress to reach 100%. The completion time will depend on how quickly your inmates consume meals and how your prison schedule is configured.

Conclusion

That’s everything you need to know about completing the Inmate Nutrition Research grant in Prison Architect. By following these steps—learning the required technologies, meeting prerequisites, and alternating between low and high nutrition policies—you’ll successfully complete this grant and progress your prison’s research capabilities.

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