Secure the Prison beginner guide: inspect → observe → record → plan
Open the exact game, inspect with X-ray and search, observe the result, record a cash baseline, plan from your observed values, and re-check official changes. These five source-bounded first-session steps include common mistakes and stuck-state fixes without invented controls or numeric rules.
The confirmed first-session loop uses X-ray and search to identify hidden contraband such as shanks or guns. Cash can buy security gear, and the official description mentions more dangerous prisoners, escape attempts, and a final boss, but it publishes no controls, rates, or thresholds.