The Vault - 27/Jul/2012
This appears on the surface to be quite a conventional prison, run on quite enlightened grounds. Prisoners are expected to find good use for their time, in exercise, work or study; suitably qualified inmates can also teach. There is ubiquitous surveillence, but that isn't too surprising in a prison. The Vault is made up of a number of Annexes, distributed around in geographically separate locations, which are all tied togther so with a bit of admin work prisoners can interact.
If fact, this is all a virtual environment, running at just about real world quality. The bodies of the inmates are in a protective and regenerative suspended animation state, and their minds are stimulated to a conscious state, though running a bit slower than real time. The staff are AIs, running multiple instances, each with individual characters. Except the Warden, who runs the place. The underlying system is based on the "Metaverse" virtual world.
Non-AIs can be hooked-up to the system, to visit or interact with the inmates; teaching might be done this way. Some inmates may work in gardens, or on (simulated) external projects. If needed, inmates may be released, though all undergo a "medical examinaton" on leaving, where they are awoken back to real life. The process on entering The Vault isn't dissimilar. The various parts of The Vault, the Annexes, are tied together by a net of FTL communicators (the 'very difficult to find the end-points' variety).
Quite major efforts are made to ensure that inmates benefit from their confinement. The aim is that they leave at least as healthy as they arrived. And, no longer criminals. While physical activity may not give full benefit, research shows rehearsal of activities does improve them. Mental activity will have much clearer long-term effects.
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind
This appears on the surface to be quite a conventional prison, run on quite enlightened grounds. Prisoners are expected to find good use for their time, in exercise, work or study; suitably qualified inmates can also teach. There is ubiquitous surveillence, but that isn't too surprising in a prison. The Vault is made up of a number of Annexes, distributed around in geographically separate locations, which are all tied togther so with a bit of admin work prisoners can interact.
If fact, this is all a virtual environment, running at just about real world quality. The bodies of the inmates are in a protective and regenerative suspended animation state, and their minds are stimulated to a conscious state, though running a bit slower than real time. The staff are AIs, running multiple instances, each with individual characters. Except the Warden, who runs the place. The underlying system is based on the "Metaverse" virtual world.
Non-AIs can be hooked-up to the system, to visit or interact with the inmates; teaching might be done this way. Some inmates may work in gardens, or on (simulated) external projects. If needed, inmates may be released, though all undergo a "medical examinaton" on leaving, where they are awoken back to real life. The process on entering The Vault isn't dissimilar. The various parts of The Vault, the Annexes, are tied together by a net of FTL communicators (the 'very difficult to find the end-points' variety).
Quite major efforts are made to ensure that inmates benefit from their confinement. The aim is that they leave at least as healthy as they arrived. And, no longer criminals. While physical activity may not give full benefit, research shows rehearsal of activities does improve them. Mental activity will have much clearer long-term effects.
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind