How long does a criminal need to be detained before reforming

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In Tropico 4 I have arrested a number of criminals and my prison is full but there are still criminals on the lose. I'm wondering how long they have to stay in prison before becoming reformed members of society and freeing a cell for other criminals?

Best Answer

Quote from the Tropico 4 wiki on the "Reeducation mode" of the prison:

Reeducation: Prisoners are put through courses of re-education, raising their respect by 20% by the time they're released.

Sadly, I can't find minimum time (hard data is kind of hard to find on this game honestly). But I usually release my prisoners after about 30min of playtime, and if they misbehave again I simply put them back in jail again, waiting another 30min.