BitLife How to Escape Every Prison Guide – All Jail Layouts, Houdini & Jailbird Ribbon!

Our BitLife How to Escape Prison Guide features maps and videos for every prison layout you'll encounter in the game! We've got cheat sheet maps for all the prison layouts in the game. This post will help you quickly complete ribbons, including Houdini and Jailbird.

How to Escape Every Prison in Bitlife (2024)

Escaping prison in BitLife is difficult, especially if you're starting. The key to getting out is to counter the police guard's movement and not allow him to get near your tile.

The guard moves twice for every move you make! He will only make moves towards you and will try to walk horizontally first.

Here's a valuable tip: the police guard will always attempt to move horizontally first. This predictable behavior can be used to our advantage by strategically blocking the cop against walls in the prison. Even if the police officer is directly below you and you move to the right or left, he will always move horizontally first.

That means if there's a wall above him afterward, he will not be able to reach you. If you want to complete these on your own, then this aspect is what you will be taking advantage of the most. If you need help with these, keep reading because we have a cheat sheet for each map layout and a video demonstrating how to complete them!

What is a Prison Layout in BitLife?

You will receive one of the following layouts when attempting to escape prison. These puzzles can be mirrored by being flipped around horizontally or vertically. It will be the same layout; you'll need to follow the steps based on the one you've received. If you fail, you can always move ahead a year and try again!

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Map Legend

• Star: Your starting point.
• Arrow: Designates the direction you should be traveling at that point of the line.

All Maximum Security Prison Layouts

Below are all the maximum prison security layouts in the game and the correct ways to find the exit door.

Maximum Security Layout #1 - 8x8

This requires a lot of backtracking. You start from the left tile, go towards the top, and back again before moving to the other side and repeating a similar process before exiting. It is a challenge; refer to the image for the exact step-by-step move.

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Maximum Security Layout #2 - 8x8

Like the last one, this also involves backtracking several times in the horizontal direction before making for an exit from the bottom left.

Video Answer

Maximum Security Layout #3 - 8x8

This 8x8 maze is very challenging to traverse; you must hide a lot at the top two L-shaped brackets before making an anti-clockwise move to exit from the right bottom.

Maximum Security Layout #4 - 8x8

In this 8x8, the exit is right in the center. Our aim should be to make the cop go as low as possible. Start by creating an anti-clock rotation to bait the cop in the downward direction. Once the guard is stuck in a wall, rotate clockwise to escape the prison.

Maximum Security Layout #5 - 8x8

A right top-hand side exit. Sneak around the bottom left walls to make the security go in that direction while you make an anti-clockwise rotation to find an escape from the jail.

Maximum Security Layout #6 - 8x8

A simple 8x8 layout that is easy to traverse due to your spawn is at the central part of the screen. Rotate along the left side of the layout and then immediately go downwards to find an exit.

Maximum Security Layout #7 - 8x8

To escape this layout, move slowly at the center, one tile at a tile, making an anti-clock rotation before exiting to the top left.

Maximum Security Layout #8 - 8x8

This is tricky; you have to move more slowly in the center, using the multiple walls' protection, before moving from the right bottom.

Maximum Security Layout #9 - 8x7

It is the most accessible maximum security layout. You start from the center and go clockwise, then move another circle anti-clockwise and exit from the left of the design. 

Normal Security Prison Layouts

Below are the regular layouts in the game. They are much easier to use than the maximum type layouts above.

Normal Prison Layout #1 - 6x6

The first layout we're looking at requires looping back on your path, but it isn't too hard.

Normal Prison Layout #2 - 5x5

This one isn't too difficult. You need to do one quick double back and then a longer one as you get deeper into the map. Just don't make a mad dash for the Exit—you won't make it!

Normal Prison Layout #3 - 6x6

This is another pretty detailed one; you must do some backtracking basically around the left, upper and right-hand sides of the layout as shown in the diagram below. On your second time heading clockwise, you'll begin to cut in towards the middle of the map below the L-shaped walls in the upper middle section. Head around the right hand side of the lower L-shaped wall, left below it, and then down towards the exit,

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Normal Prison Layout #4 - 5x4

This is probably the most uncomplicated layout from which to escape. It's very straightforward and only requires eight steps to complete.

Normal Prison Layout #5 - 6x6

This one is pretty long, and you'll be backtracking quite often. Make sure you do all the small backtracks listed on the map, or you won't get the cop into the right place.

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Normal Prison Layout #6 - 5x5

This 5x5 layout makes for some pretty close-quarters encounters with the guard, and you'll need to do a fair amount of going back and forth to complete this one.

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Normal Prison Layout #7 - 7x4

This is an easy one! All you need to do is get the police officer into the little U-shaped walls. Once you've done that, you can breeze through to the exit.

Normal Prison Layout #8 - 7x5

It's a pretty standard one. You'll have to trek across the jail several times to get the cop where you want him. Once you've done that, you can stroll your way out of prison!

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Normal Prison Layout #9 - 6x5

You'll have to do a big loop and then return to keep the officer off you and get to the exit.

Normal Prison Layout #10 - 7x5

This is another one where you're doing quite a bit of backtracking, especially in the bottom right corner, where you'll need to go back and forth to get the cop in the right place. Be patient and deliberate, and you should be able to get to the exit!

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Normal Prison Layout #11 - 4x4

The smallest current layout requires some back-and-forth to escape. This one is pretty easy!

Normal Prison Layout #12 4x4

This one is the easiest of all. Take a right and move from the top, evading the cop to find the exit on the left.

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How to get all Bitlife Prison Ribbons

Follow the instructions below to obtain the Jailbird and Houdini Ribbons.

Jailbird Ribbon

This one is easy. You must go in and out of prison about three or four times. Once you've done that, sit in your cell and age until you croak! That should be all you need to do to earn the Jailbird Ribbon!

Houdini Ribbon

You'll want to go to jail many times and escape immediately. You can level yourself up, not doing too much, and get to your 60s. Once you do that, start robbing houses and get caught. That will put you in jail, and you'll want to escape using the guide above. Do this a couple of times a year in your old age, and that should get you to the end and should get you the Houdini ribbon!

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