How does jail work in Skyrim?

When you go to jail in Skyrim, you lose all stolen items and some skill progress (depending on sentence length), but always keep one lockpick to escape or you can serve time by sleeping, after which your stolen goods are returned from an evidence chest, and your bounty is reset (though breaking out adds a small 100 gold bounty).
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How long do you stay in jail in Skyrim?

You will lose progress towards one or more skill level advancements; the longer your sentence, the more skills so affected. The maximum sentence is seven days; if you serve seven days, your skill advancement will be cleared for every skill. You will serve the maximum sentence for any bounty 700 or higher.
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Do you lose your stuff if you go to jail in Skyrim?

Temporarily, yes. However, all your non-stolen items are returned when you server your time. You can try to break out of prison, but then the quest items are returned anyway even if you don't collect your belongings.
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What happens if I submit and go to jail in Skyrim?

In the dialogue option, choose the option to go to jail. You will end up in the nearest jail house. All of your belongings will be taken from you, except for one lockpick, and the rest will be safely secured in a chest located within the jail house. You can either sleep through your jail time or you can escape.
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Should I pay my bounty or go to jail Skyrim?

Jail is an alternative for you if you don't want to pay your bounty in order to get rid of it. Unfortunately, staying in jail will also cause reduce of the progress you've made toward leveling up skills. Store away any stolen goods. When you pay a bounty, all of your stolen items will be confiscated.
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How Harsh Are Skyrim's Jails?

What happens if you break out of jail in Skyrim?

Escaping jail in Skyrim lets you avoid serving time and losing items (except stolen goods), but your bounty remains and often increases by 100 gold, leading to persistent guard pursuit, making it a risky but sometimes useful tactic for keeping your gear or quickly getting back to your quest, especially in holds with easier escape routes like Whiterun or Winterhold. 
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What is the easiest jail to break out of in Skyrim?

The easiest jails to escape in Skyrim are generally considered Winterhold (The Chill) because you keep all your gear and only face Atronachs, and Solitude (Castle Dower Dungeon) with its crumbling wall shortcut, while Whiterun offers a simple novice lock grate to sewers, but Riften has hidden tunnels if you're in the Thieves Guild for quick escapes. 
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What happens to my follower if I go to jail in Skyrim?

While followers will attempt to remain at your side, there are some places in Skyrim where they cannot accompany you (such as jail). They will wait outside for you to reappear, but after waiting 3 days, your follower will leave.
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What is the penalty for dying in Skyrim?

Character death always incurs a penalty, but players have some control over what that penalty is. When characters die, their armor automatically takes a bit of damage that a merchant will have to repair eventually, but they also have the option of either releasing to a wayshrine or reviving in place.
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What should you avoid in Skyrim?

Things Not to Do in Skyrim
  • Don't Spread Your Skills Too Thin.
  • Never Steal From a Chicken.
  • Don't Try to Murder Essential NPCs.
  • Resist the Urge to Pick Up Literally Everything.
  • Don't Sell Enchanted Items.
  • Don't Fight With the Guards.
  • Don't Store Items in Places You Don't Own.
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What is the hardest jail to escape in Skyrim?

Solitude. Solitude is perhaps the hardest of the jails to escape. First, after being jailed, in the cell under a bucket in the corner on the left side of the door there is a lockpick which is very useful if the Dragonborn's breaks, turn and check the wall on the left side of the windows towards the bottom.
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What happens if I free a prisoner in Skyrim?

They will spawn with an Imperial vanguard and when activated will present the Dragonborn with 3 options: leave them alone, free them, or free them and trade weapons/armor with them. Doing either of the latter actions will cause the guards escorting said prisoner to become hostile.
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How long is Skyrim 100 percent?

To 100% Skyrim (including all DLCs, quests, locations, and achievements), expect a massive time commitment, typically ranging from 200 to over 500 hours, with many players settling around 270-300 hours for a thorough completion, while achieving all achievements (like reaching level 50 in all skills) might be faster but still hundreds of hours. It's a huge undertaking, involving the main story, faction quests (Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood, etc.), DLCs (Dawnguard, Dragonborn), finding every location, and more, with the "Legendary" system adding complexity. 
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Does escaping jail clear your bounty in Skyrim?

Your bounty is reset when you go to jail, but the second you leave the actual jail (open the door leading to Skyrim) you get a 100 gold bounty for escaping. Which is much better than a 5000 gold bounty for slaughtering some townspeople.
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How long do I sit in jail in Skyrim?

So with Skyrim's timescale being set to 1:20 real to game time, meaning 1 real minute is worth 20 in game minutes, a jail sentence of 7 days is around 7 hours and 24 minutes.
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Which followers can't be killed in Skyrim?

In Skyrim, "essential" followers like Mjoll the Lioness, Serana, Cicero, and the Dark Brotherhood Initiate cannot die, only fall to a knee, making them great tanks and distractions, though some (like Dark Brotherhood Initiates) can become non-essential later; other followers like J'zargo level infinitely and are very powerful but might have caps removed by mods. Barbas, the talking dog, is also invincible, while others like Lydia are "protected" (can only be killed by the player). 
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How to get Sinding out of jail?

To get Sinding out of jail in Skyrim's "Ill Met By Moonlight" quest (or fix him if he's stuck), talk to him in Falkreath jail; he'll give you the "Cursed Ring of Hircine," transform, and escape, but if he's stuck, repeatedly enter/exit the jail, use the "Unrelenting Force" shout at the bars, attack him, or use console commands (PC) like tcl or moveto player to get him out and progress the quest. 
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Who escaped jail 17 times?

Haggard has famously stated that he escaped jail 17 times. When his early criminal career was seemingly over, Haggard's music career started. However, it was not lucrative. So, hard-up, broke, and looking for a buck, Haggard decided to rob an establishment in Bakersfield, California.
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What is the poorest hold in Skyrim?

Hjaalmarch is one of the poorest holds in Skyrim, second only to Winterhold, and is sustained by the Morthal lumber mill and the mining town of Stonehills. Jarl Idgrod Ravencrone takes a hands-off approach to leadership; her people are unhappy with her governance and several will complain openly.
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How do you set a bounty to 0 in Skyrim?

To set your bounty to 0 in Skyrim using console commands (PC only), open the console (`) and type paycrimegold 0 0 while clicking on a nearby guard to target them, which pays off the bounty without losing stolen items. Alternatively, use player.setcrimegold 0 <FactionID> (find Faction ID online) for a specific hold, but paycrimegold is often simpler for clearing everything in the current hold. Always save first!.
 
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How to get guards to stop pursuing you in Skyrim?

To stop guards in Skyrim, you need to clear your bounty by paying the fine, going to jail, or sometimes by finding a Thieves Guild fence; if they're attacking, try repeatedly sheathing your weapon to trigger surrender options or just run far away to let them lose interest. For a quick fix on PC, use console commands like paycrimegold to clear the bounty. 
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Do bounties ever go away in Skyrim?

Storing stolen items in chests and containers or simply dropping may remove the bounty altogether.
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