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PrisonGrind Rules

These rules apply to the Minecraft server, the Discord, and this store. Not knowing a rule is treated as your own mistake and does not exempt you from the consequences. Rules may be updated at any time.

By purchasing on this store, you agree to follow the PrisonGrind server rules. Breaking these rules may result in a mute, kick, ban, or loss of purchased items/ranks without refund.

Server Rules

Chat, conduct, and community behaviour across the server and Discord.

Chat conduct

Rule1st Offence2nd Offence3rd Offence4th Offence
English in Main Chat

English must be used in Main Chat so staff and players can understand conversations. Other languages may be used in appropriate private or group channels.

Verbal WarningWarning15 Minute Mute 
Spamming / Repeated Messages

Sending the same or substantially similar messages repeatedly within a short period, including advertisements, commands, or unnecessary messages.

Warning15 Minute Mute30 Minute Mute 
Character / Text Spam

Excessive use of random, repeated, or intentionally disruptive characters. Moderate expressions such as “hiiiiiiii” are generally allowed unless disruptive.

Warning15 Minute Mute30 Minute Mute 
Filter Bypassing

Altering, spacing, censoring, disguising, or intentionally misspelling prohibited words to get past the chat filter.

Warning1 Hour Mute3 Hour Mute 
Excessive Swearing

Occasional profanity may be tolerated depending on context, but excessive or disruptive profanity is prohibited.

1 Hour Mute3 Hour Mute6 Hour Mute 
Begging

Repeatedly begging players or staff for ranks, money, tokens, gems, items, keys, pets, or other rewards.

Warning15 Minute Mute30 Minute Mute 
Command Misuse

Using commands for purposes they were not intended for.

Includes: Abusing /report, Misusing giveaway or event commands, Using commands to disrupt other players, Repeatedly submitting false or malicious reports

Warning15 Minute Ban30 Minute Ban 

Respect and safety

Rule1st Offence2nd Offence3rd Offence4th Offence
Disrespect / Excessive Toxicity

Excessive hostility, personal attacks, or toxic behaviour toward players or staff. Normal competitive banter is allowed unless it becomes excessive or crosses into harassment.

3 Hour Mute6 Hour Mute12 Hour Mute 
Targeted Harassment

Repeatedly targeting, humiliating, provoking, or harassing a specific player to make their experience unpleasant.

12 Hour Mute1 Day Mute3 Day Mute 
Hate Speech / Discrimination

Racist, homophobic, discriminatory, or hateful language toward an individual or group. Slurs remain punishable even when disguised, abbreviated, or misspelled.

1 Day Mute3 Day Mute3 Day Ban 
Inappropriate Discussions

Discussions involving inappropriate or explicit subjects.

Includes: Pornography, Sexual discussions or remarks, Explicit sexual jokes or innuendos, Nudity, Extremely graphic or offensive content

1 Hour Mute3 Hour Mute6 Hour Mute 
Sexual Harassment

Repeated or targeted sexual comments, advances, jokes, or remarks toward another player.

1 Day Mute3 Day Mute3 Day Ban 
Sexual Remarks Involving Minors

Any sexual comments, jokes, references, or remarks involving individuals under 18, including attempts to disguise them as jokes.

1 Day Mute3 Day Mute3 Day BanBlacklist
Threats / Violent Statements

Threatening another player with serious physical harm.

Includes: Murder, Rape, Bombing, Swatting, Physical violence, Other serious threats

3 Day Mute3 Day BanBlacklist 
Promotion or Threats of Self-Harm

Encouraging, promoting, threatening, or glorifying serious self-harm or suicide. Joking expressions may be evaluated based on context, intent, and severity.

1 Day Mute3 Day Mute3 Day Ban 

Identity and impersonation

Rule1st Offence2nd Offence3rd Offence4th Offence
Staff Impersonation

Pretending to be a PrisonGrind staff member or falsely claiming staff authority.

15 Minute Mute30 Minute Mute1 Hour Mute 
Player Impersonation

Pretending to be another player. Severe cases involving scams, deception, reputation damage, or obtaining items may result in a ban.

Warning1 Day Mute/Ban3 Day Ban 
Inappropriate Names / Tags / Item Names

Inappropriate nicknames, tags, gang names, item names, or other customizable text. If staff instruct you to change a name, you must comply.

Warning1 Hour Mute3 Hour Mute 
Inappropriate Username

Usernames containing inappropriate, sexual, hateful, or discriminatory references. You may be required to change your username before the punishment is removed.

Account Ban   
Inappropriate Skin

Inappropriate player skins.

Includes: Nazi or Holocaust references, Explicit or nude imagery, Sexual imagery, Hate-related imagery, Other content deemed inappropriate by staff

Account Ban   

Community integrity

Rule1st Offence2nd Offence3rd Offence4th Offence
Encouraging Rule Breaking

Encouraging, instructing, assisting, or persuading another player to violate the rules.

Warning1 Day Mute1 Day Ban 
Failure to Follow Staff Instructions

Ignoring or deliberately refusing a reasonable instruction from staff.

Warning30 Minute Mute1 Hour Mute 
Fake Giveaways / Exploited Items

Distributing or advertising fake rewards, ranks, items, or misleading prizes. Also covers trading or distributing items known to come from an exploit.

12 Hour Ban1 Day Ban3 Day Ban 
Advertising

Advertising competing servers or unrelated communities. PrisonGrind-related content, streams, videos, and approved community links may be permitted.

Includes: Other server IPs, Unapproved Discord invitations, Server advertisements, Recruitment for competing networks

7 Day BanBlacklist  
Server Recruitment

Recruiting PrisonGrind players to another server or community, including through promises of staff positions, rewards, or ranks.

1 Day Ban7 Day BanBlacklist 
Macros / Automated Chat

Scripts or macros that automatically perform actions while connected. Manual macros may be permitted when they require direct player activation and do not automate gameplay.

Includes: Automatic chat messages, Automated advertisements, Automated command execution, Scripts performing gameplay actions

5 Day BanBlacklist  
Autoclicking

Autoclickers, clickers, mouse modifications, physical methods, or software generating automated clicks. Any method that continues actions without genuine manual input counts.

14 Day Ban30 Day BanBlacklist 
Mute Evasion

Communicating while muted through another method.

Includes: Alternate accounts, Signs, Commands, Other communication methods, Circumventing restrictions technically

IP MutePermanent IP MuteBlacklist 

In-Game Rules

Mining, PvP, gangs, economy, progression, events, and competitive systems.

Accounts and automation

Rule1st Offence2nd Offence3rd Offence4th Offence
Account Limit

Maximum of 3 accounts online per gamemode unless authorized by staff. Using extra accounts to claim Daily, Prestige, Season Pass, Key, Event or Gang rewards may result in additional punishment.

Excess Accounts Removed12 Hour Main Account BanBlacklist 
Multi-Account Mining

Actively mining or performing progression gameplay on multiple accounts at once. Only one account may maintain mining, Momentum, or Streak progression per player.

Includes: Farm mining progression, Farm Momentum or Streak systems, Farm event progress, Generate additional rewards

Warning3 Day Ban7 Day Ban 
VPN / Proxy Abuse

Using VPNs or proxies to bypass account limits, punishments, IP restrictions, security systems, or anti-abuse systems. Staff may permit legitimate exceptions.

Warning7 Day Ban14 Day Ban 
AFK Exploiting

Using automation to maintain mining or other progression while AFK, including macros, scripts, hacked clients, autoclickers, physical click-holding methods, and automated setups.

3 Day Ban + Progress Wipe7 Day Ban + Progress WipeBlacklist 
Automated Gameplay

Software, clients, scripts, or external tools performing gameplay actions automatically — mining, PvP, farming, fishing, movement, or commands.

Blacklist   
Hacked Clients / Blacklisted Modifications

Modifications or software providing an unfair gameplay advantage, including hacked clients, cheats, combat automation, and movement exploits.

Blacklist   
Mass Account Joining / Botting

Joining with a large number of accounts for abuse, disruption, reward farming, or other unfair purposes.

Blacklist   
Account Sharing (Sharing is limited between gang member ask staff) 

Sharing your account with another person. You are responsible for all activity performed on your account.

Blacklist   
Ban Evasion

Evading a punishment through another account, VPN, proxy, or IP change. Punishments may extend to connected accounts.

Blacklist   

Exploits and world abuse

Rule1st Offence2nd Offence3rd Offence4th Offence
Block Glitching / Exploiting

Using blocks, terrain, glitches, or unintended mechanics for an unfair advantage.

Includes: Escaping PvP through unintended terrain, Glitching into inaccessible areas, Abusing blocks to alter movement, Bypassing intended event mechanics

Warning1 Day Ban3 Day Ban 
Bug Exploiting

Abusing a server or client bug for advantage. Serious bugs are expected to be reported instead. Continuing after being told to stop may increase the punishment.

7 Day BanBlacklist  
Fly Boosting

Using exploits, glitches, modifications, or unintended mechanics to increase flight speed or movement beyond intended limits.

Blacklist   
Duplication / Duping

Duplicating or attempting to duplicate items, currency, keys, tokens, gems, or ranks through bugs, exploits, machines, or unintended mechanics.

Blacklist   
Inappropriate Builds / Lag Machines

Inappropriate structures or intentional lag machines.

Includes: NSFW builds, Hate symbols, Offensive structures, Builds designed to crash or impact the server

Warning + Removal3 Day BanBlacklist 
No-Intent Gameplay / Server Disruption

Joining primarily to disrupt the server rather than play — spamming, harassing, damaging the community, or causing repeated server issues.

Blacklist   

Player conduct in game

Rule1st Offence2nd Offence3rd Offence4th Offence
PvP Targeting

Repeatedly targeting a specific player solely to harass them or prevent their progression. Normal PvP and defending your mine, gang, or resources is not targeting.

Warning3 Hour Ban1 Day Ban 
Scamming

Deliberately deceiving another player to steal or obtain their items, currency, ranks, keys, pets, or other assets.

7 Day Ban14 Day Ban30 Day Ban 
Real-World Trading / IRL Deals

Trading items, currency, ranks, or accounts for real-world money or goods, including arranging, advertising, or negotiating such deals.

14 Day BanBlacklist  
Chargebacks / Fraudulent Refunds

Fraudulently reversing legitimate purchases. Contact support instead of initiating an unauthorized chargeback.

Blacklist   

Gangs, leaderboards and payouts

Rule1st Offence2nd Offence3rd Offence4th Offence
Gang Alt Exploiting

Using alternate accounts to artificially increase gang progression, points, rewards, statistics, or leaderboard placement.

Includes: Placing alts into your gang or another gang, Using alts to generate gang points, Using alts to manipulate progression, Using alts for additional gang rewards

Warning3 Day Ban7 Day BanBlacklist
Gang Rotation / Member Abuse

Rotating players purely to manipulate gang progression or obtain extra rewards — Gang Top points, Dungeons, Research, Blueprints, or Upgrades. Leaving or being kicked normally is fine.

20% Gang Point Reduction Per Rotated PlayerPayout Disqualification  
Gang Boosting / Cross-Gang Manipulation

Manipulating Gang Top, gang points, PvP statistics, kills, deaths, rewards, or payouts by cooperating with another gang or player. Genuine PvP, rivalries and wars are allowed.

Includes: Letting another gang kill you for points or rewards, Arranging fights where one side intentionally loses, Trading or alternating kills between gangs, Joining another gang to transfer points or progression, Paying players to intentionally lose fights, Arranging fake wars to farm rewards

7 Day Ban14 Day Ban30 Day BanBlacklist
Gang Top / Payout Manipulation

Any attempt to artificially manipulate a Gang Top position or payout. Affected points, rewards, or payouts may be removed in addition to punishments.

Includes: Boosting gang points, Manipulating kills or deaths, Exploiting gang member limits, Abusing gang rotations, Coordinating with another gang

14 Day Ban30 Day BanBlacklist 
Payout Fraud

Obtaining, transferring, or claiming a payout through fraud, boosting, manipulation, or false information. A gang manipulating a payout may be disqualified entirely.

30 Day BanBlacklist  

Screenshares

Rule1st Offence2nd Offence3rd Offence4th Offence
Screenshare Request

Screenshares may be requested when staff have reasonable grounds to suspect cheating. Players must join the designated Screenshare Discord channel within 2 minutes unless staff instruct otherwise.

    
Refusing / Logging Out During Screenshare

Refusing to cooperate, disconnecting, logging out, or becoming unavailable. Avoiding a screenshare without a legitimate reason is treated as refusal.

Blacklist   
Cheats Found During Screenshare — Hacked Client

Prohibited software or modifications discovered during an official screenshare.

Blacklist   
Cheats Found During Screenshare — Autoclicker

Autoclicking software or hardware discovered during an official screenshare.

14 Day Ban30 Day BanBlacklist 
Admitting to Cheats

Admitting to prohibited cheats or modifications immediately before a screenshare.

30 Day BanBlacklist  
Modifying / Deleting Files After Screenshare Request

Modifying, deleting, hiding, or uninstalling potentially relevant files after being notified of a screenshare. Treated as obstruction.

Blacklist   

Punishment Framework

How punishments are decided, escalated, and applied.

PrisonGrind uses a progressive punishment system. Punishments may increase based on the severity of the offense, the player’s previous history, and the circumstances surrounding the violation.

Punishment levels

LevelUsed forDurations
Level 1 — Verbal WarningMinor first-time offenses or situations where immediate correction is appropriate.—
Level 2 — WarningMinor violations or repeated Level 1 offenses.—
Level 3 — MutePrimarily chat-related offenses.15 min, 30 min, 1h, 3h, 6h, 12h, 1 day, 3 days
Level 4 — Temporary BanMore serious violations or repeated offenses.15 min, 30 min, 1, 3, 5, 7, 14 or 30 days
Level 5 — Permanent Ban / BlacklistSevere offenses, serious abuse, cheating, major exploitation, repeated violations, or deliberate attempts to damage PrisonGrind. A blacklist may prevent the player from returning permanently.Permanent

How punishments escalate

Progressive Punishments

Punishments listed in the rules generally represent the expected progression for repeated offenses. A player’s first offense may receive a warning; repeated violations move to the next level. Staff may skip levels when an offense is particularly severe.

Previous Punishment History

Previous punishments may affect the severity of future punishments. Repeated violations of the same rule result in progressively harsher punishments, and a player’s history may also be considered when determining the punishment for a different offense.

Multiple Offenses

If a player commits multiple violations during the same incident, staff may punish each violation separately or issue one combined punishment based on the overall severity.

Severe Offenses

Certain offenses may result in an immediate severe punishment without following the normal progression. This may apply to:

  • Hacked clients and severe cheating
  • Duplication and major exploits
  • Ban evasion and account abuse
  • Mass botting
  • Serious threats
  • Sexual content involving minors
  • Major scams or fraud
  • Gang or payout manipulation
  • Deliberate server disruption

Consequences beyond the punishment

Progress / Reward Removal

In addition to a punishment, PrisonGrind may remove benefits obtained through rule violations — money, tokens, gems, items, keys, pets, gang points, gang progression, prestige, event progress, leaderboard progress, and payouts.

Players may not keep benefits obtained through boosting, exploiting, cheating, or other prohibited activity.

Gang & Payout Punishments

When a gang is involved in boosting, manipulation, or other competitive abuse, PrisonGrind may punish both the individuals involved and the gang responsible. Possible actions include:

  • Removal of Gang Points
  • Percentage-based Gang Point Reduction
  • Removal of Progress
  • Payout Reduction
  • Payout Disqualification
  • Gang Disqualification
  • Individual Player Punishments
  • Gang Removal
  • Blacklist

Being part of a gang does not automatically make every member responsible for another member’s actions. Staff will consider involvement, knowledge, intent, and benefit when determining individual punishment.

Investigations and discretion

Staff Discretion

Punishments listed in the rules are guidelines, not guaranteed fixed outcomes. Staff may increase, decrease, combine, or modify punishments based on severity, intent, punishment history, number of violations, damage caused, economic impact, competitive advantage gained, cooperation with staff, attempts to hide or evade the violation, and available evidence.

Staff may also issue punishments for behaviour that clearly violates the purpose of the rules even when the exact method is not specifically listed.

Evidence & Investigations

Staff may investigate suspected violations using screenshares, server logs, chat logs, trade records, gang activity, gameplay records, reports, videos, screenshots, and other server data.

Players may be asked to provide information or cooperate. Deleting evidence, hiding activity, refusing reasonable cooperation, or obstructing an investigation may result in additional punishment.

Punishment Evasion

Attempting to avoid, reduce, or circumvent a punishment through another account, VPN, proxy, IP change, account sharing, or any other method is prohibited. This may result in additional punishment up to and including a permanent blacklist.

Notices and appeals

Important Notices

  • These rules are general guidelines. Staff may issue different or additional punishments depending on severity and circumstances.
  • Punishments may be increased based on a player’s previous punishment history.
  • Administration and Management reserve the right to modify punishment types or durations when necessary.
  • Repeated offenses may result in increasingly severe punishments, including permanent removal from PrisonGrind.
  • Rule violations remain punishable regardless of when the offense occurred. Evidence discovered later may still be used.
  • Attempting to exploit loopholes in the wording of a rule does not exempt you from punishment.
  • PrisonGrind reserves the right to remove items, currency, progression, rewards, or other benefits obtained through rule violations or abuse.

The punishment listed next to a rule represents the standard progression for that offense. It is not a guaranteed minimum or maximum. Administration and Management reserve the right to determine the appropriate punishment based on the complete circumstances of each case.

Punishment Appeals

If you believe a punishment was issued incorrectly, submit an appeal through the PrisonGrind Discord ticket/appeal system. For questions regarding the rules, contact a staff member or open a support ticket.

Final rule — common sense

Not every possible form of abuse can be individually listed.

If an action is clearly intended to exploit PrisonGrind, manipulate progression, damage the economy, gain an unfair competitive advantage, evade punishment, manipulate leaderboards or payouts, or negatively impact other players, staff may take action even if the exact method is not explicitly listed above.

Do not look for loopholes. Play fairly, respect the community, and when in doubt, ask staff before doing it.

PrisonGrind — Rules by DxntPlayWithMe