Prison Architect: Psych Ward’s outdated straitjackets are inspired by pop culture

Prison Architect's Psych Ward DLC, exclusive to consoles since its release over two years ago, is finally coming to PC in a new edition with "at least 50% extra content," according to design manager Gareth Wright. It's also announced in a new trailer which shows a prisoner struggling against a straitjacket as whimsical music plays. The DLC's headline feature is a new class of inmate called the 'criminally insane', who are more volatile than others and require special treatment. Said treatment includes padded cells, forcible sedation by orderlies, and straitjacketing, some of which is still current practice, some of which (mainly the straitjacket) is outdated, all of which is rather clichéd. It doesn't take an excess of empathy to imagine how those living with mental health conditions might find this depiction a little insensitive or tired. "It matches the tone of Prison Architect as it's set already. It tackles these real-life experiences, but through the prism of how the media and pop culture treats prisons and incarceration," player engagement manager Natalie Wicks tells us at PDX Con. "Our psychiatrists all look like Sigmund Freud, and we’ve got straitjackets, so it’s that prison fiction element."

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