ROB RUN jail and prison: what happens when you're arrested

What you lose, by situation

Sources: Kefir’s help center (“What do I lose when I die?”) and Gameplay Overview, matched by two players’ guides and a launch-week video.

• Cash on you is “dirty” and losable — in your bag, your trunk or on your body. Money laundered into your bank account can’t be stolen (bank & laundering).
• Most Wanted: killing NPCs/civilians adds wanted points; at 3 your position shows to the whole city (players’ guides and fan data agree).
• Players report quitting mid-crime doesn’t save you — criminals and clan-war fighters who log out die ⚠️ (one fan source).

The Feds and prison sentences

• Ordinary arrests don’t send you to prison. Prison comes from the Feds, who sooner or later confiscate illegal holdings — and from the weekly wipe, when they take everything (wipe schedule).
• Sentence length (fan data from game files ⚠️): minimum 1 year, +1 year per 500,000 of property in that state, max 40 years per state.
• Kefir: “the more wealth you’ve accrued by the time the wipe hits, the longer your prison sentence will be.”
• Sentence time = Authority: long sentences earn tattoos (never confiscated) and unlock some items in the Shipments tree next cycle.
• You can also surrender to the Feds on purpose at the global-map prison — that’s how you change servers.

Smaller lock-ups

Civilians and cops also have a violations meter (running people over, damage, blocking roads). At 10 you’re held in the city lock-up for a while and can’t switch roles ⚠️ (fan data).