Community:RoyStanford/Redwood Prison

Redwood Prison is a Prison game created by a user called RoyStanford where players get to be prisoners, fugitives or prison guards. Before Prison Life v2.0, this game has been accused of being a ripoff of Prison Life by Aesthetical. However, it still stands to be a pretty popular game. It was created on April 21, 2016 and last updated on January 9, 2020. The game was losing its popularity because of the game Jailbreak which as of October 2020 it managed to get about 50k players online at once on a regular basis. It was also thrown off the front page of Roblox due to decreasing popularity, however some users still play this game.

Teams
The game has three teams, Police, Prisoners and Fugitive, each with different goals. You can choose any team but the fugitives.

Police
The goal of the police is to make prisoners follow the schedule and keep discipline in the prison (the goal the game gives), but most players follow the goal of stopping Prisoners from escaping and catching fugitives. Police automatically spawn in the Armory or Kitchen with handcuffs, a taser, and a Beretta M9 in their backpack and a police uniform on. They can also grab an M16 and a SPAS-12 from the Police Armory along with a police hat. Players can also buy SWAT and Spec Ops Gear Game Passes which give them more clothing and weapons options.

Prisoners
Prisoners try to escape prison (goal of the game gives) and they can work with fellow inmates, fugitives and sometimes even police to escape the prison. They can become Fugitives by escaping, going to the fugitive hideout and touching the yellow pads in the Fugitive Hideout. Inside of the fugitives hideout, there is a wall of weapons they can use, these weapons include an AK-47 M1014 and a Makarov

Fugitives
Fugitives are former prisoners who've escaped and stepped on one of the yellow spawnpoints inside the fugitive hideout/military tent in the Fugitive hideout/military tent located in Walworth. Their goal is to bust other prisoners out and kill the police. Fugitives will always respawn on the yellow spawnpoints in the fugitive hideout with their default ROBLOX clothes unless they are arrested by the police, in which case, they will become a prisoner and be teleported to J block in the prison. In the tent where fugitives spawn, there are three guns and a hammer that anyone can pick up. The guns are an AK-47, a M1014, and a Makarov. Fugitives can also customize their clothes and have a larger array of weapons if they buy the Mercenary Gear Game Pass from the store or by clicking on some of the mercenary gear.

Ways to escape

 * 1) Go in the courtyard and find the guitar (it can be in many locations, some include on the tower or in the tents) and then go to J block and talk to Trenton, reply "Can you help me?" then "I sure do" then Trenton will give you a hammer, climb on the boxes next to Trenton and break the vent lid with the hammer, get in the vent, crawl through it and you'll find yourself on the roof, then go to the grassy area, climb the ladder, then either jump off the prison or go to the helipad to get an helicopter.
 * 2) If the inner gate is open, simply walk out and if the outer gate is closed, go to the ladders next to the towers, and jump off and walk to the military tent/fugitive hideout.
 * 3) Follow a guard until he enters a restricted area such as the helipad, armory etc.
 * 4) Climb the tower in the yard and jump off the railings onto the roof of the prison then steal a heli (they are usually parked there). If you can't find a heli on the roof jump to the heli spawner, also keep in mind that guards usually go to that area.
 * 5) If you see an helicopter in the courtyard, steal it, or get in the passenger seat if it is occupied.
 * 6) Not recommended, but you can become a guard and go to the fugitive hideout and become a fugitive by stepping on the yellow pads. Some people consider that as cheating, though. (Note: The taser works against other teams, but the handcuffs won't work after you become a fugitive)
 * 7) Sometimes, police help prisoners escape. Use this to your advantage to escape and become a fugitive. Respect the cop who helped you, so don't go back and kill him.

Ways to break in

 * 1) If the outer gate is closed, climb on the roof of your car/van and then jump over the gate. Or you can simply jump over the gate if you have a van, since the van's roof height + your jump height = The gates height.
 * 2) Pick up the hammer in the fugitive hideout, get a helicopter if possible then go on the roof of the prison and then go into the vent of the prison, then break the vent lid and you'll find yourself inside J block.
 * 3) Enter through any outside guard-only door such as the helipad door and go in the prison (if you have the fake id card).
 * 4) Land in the courtyard or on the roof of the prison or garage if you have an helicopter.

Ways to help prisoners escape

 * 1) Land in the courtyard with your helicopter and wait for prisoners to get inside the helicopter, the maximum seat capacity is 2 for the regular helicopter, the military helicopter can hold 6. Make sure that no guards shoot down the helicopter or gets inside the helicopter to arrest you. Or you can simply leave it there and let a prisoner steal it.
 * 2) Open the inner gate and the outer gate, so prisoners can simply walk out of the prison. You can also use a car to carry the prisoners to the fugitive hideout.
 * 3) Break the vent in J block with the hammer so prisoners can go through (however once you break the vent lid it will stay open for around 3 seconds so you will have to constantly break it open).
 * 4) Although it's not recommended, you can help prisoners escape as a guard, even though some people consider that as cheating plus you may get a bad reputation

Extra tactics (cops and crims only)

 * 1) Use ground vehicles as cover as helicopters will explode after a certain amount of hits
 * 2) Use the crawling function (sorry mobile and Xbox users) to avoid getting shot
 * 3) Shoot helicopters with your M16 or AK47 as they do higher damage per second than the SPAS-12 or M1014
 * 4) In any firefights where you don't have access to any form of cover spam your shotgun
 * 5) ALWAYS grab a shotgun assault rifle and a pistol just incase you don't have time to reload
 * 6) Practice strafing
 * 7) Coner cops into the armory then unlock every keycard door you can
 * 8) There is a keycard in the brown house to the right of the Fugitive Hideout (if your looking away from the van spawner)
 * 9) All of the above

Rooms and Areas
There several different rooms and areas in Redwood Prison. Most have a purpose in either defending or escaping the prison.

J Block:
The J Block is the area where prisoners spawn. 8 cells are located there. Also located in the J Block is Trenton. If a prisoner gives Trenton a guitar (found in the guard tower near the door leading to the yard), he will give them a hammer they can use to escape by breaking the air vent, also located in the J Block.

Cafeteria:
The Cafeteria is the area is in between the Main Hall and J Block. It has six tables for meals and a counter where food can be picked up by touching the counter during breakfast, lunch and dinner time. The cafeteria is also commonly used by fugitives to eliminate cops from a distance so be careful.

Entrance:
The Entrance is a part of the Courtyard that connects the Garage and the Innergate area to the Main Hall. This is where the most breakouts occur. Prisoners can escape in the innergate in open, through the hatch to the inner gate control room (if its open), or if a player with a key card helps them into the garage.

Inner Gate:
A gate that be opened by a guard tower which requires a keycard to enter. However, it is commonly left open by guards.

Outer Gate:
A gate that can be opened by a guard in the control room and mostly fugitives jump over the fence on their vehicles.

The Yard:
The yard has a basketball court, tables, a tower (which contains the guitar) and some sheds. The guitar spawns in the yard.

Garage:
The garage has many glitches. It holds a Police ATV uniform, Police Cars and ATVs and requires a keycard to enter. The roof of the garage is commonly use for helicopter landings due to it being near impossible to get up there.

Helipad:
The helipad haves a pilot outfit changer and parachute giver. It also has two helicopters: The Regular Helicopter which has 1 pilot seat and 2 passenger seats and the Military Helicopter which has 1 pilot seat and 6 passenger seats. The Military Helicopter cannot be piloted without the Pilot gamepass, however passengers can sit in it without the gamepass.

Walworth:
Walworth is the town of this game. It holds houses and it is beside the cliff of the prison. It has a mercenary outpost, an ATV station and a brown house (the one on the left) with a fake ID card.

Fugitive Hideout:
The fugitive hideout has weapons such as the AK47, Makarov, M10A4 and the hammer. If you have the Mercenary game pass, you can get the AK47-U, L85A2 and S&W 638. It also unlocks the Mercenary uniform. If you touch the yellow plate, you can be a fugitive.

Cake Room:
The Cake Room is a secret room that must be glitched through to get in. To get in, go to the flat corner by the hat remover and perform the corner glitch. In the room is a cake, the vent walls by Trenton and the crates. You can't go through the vent due to it having walls.

Police Items:
The Police Hat, M16, SPAS 12, and Beretta M9.

Free Items:
The hammer, AK47, M1014, PUNCH, MAKAROV, M16, SPAS 12, Beretta M9 and the Guitar.

SWAT Items:
You unlock the SWAT Outfit and SWAT Shield. You get the M98B, M60 and the UMP45 as your SWAT weapons.

Spec Ops Items:
The most powerful one gives you the outfit the ACR, M14, and Revolver.

Fugitive Items:
The AK47, M10A4, Hammer and the Makarov.

Mercenary Items:
Mercenary Outfit, AK47U, S&W 638 and the L86A2

Updates
Redwood Prison's most recent update was the introduction of four-wheelers, fixes, and ammo crates. These features were added in March 2017, and the game hasn't been updated since January 12, 2019, as of October 2020. Because of this, the game has become infested with exploiters, similar to Prison Life.