Somehow you take what is already a terrifying concept, and turn it into something even worse.<p>Even on your most basic points you manage to completely misunderstand the nature of the prison system.<p>Do you really think non-ruggedised portable electronics will last 2 years in the prison system? They often don&#x27;t even last 2 years in the enterprise. I&#x27;d expect the entire Matrix outfit you describe would have about a 15 minute lifetime before it meets an untimely demise against a cell wall.<p>I don&#x27;t see how putting 100% of inmates into solitary confinement conditions, with the sole exception of also wiring them into the Matrix, is an appealing alternative to the sexual assault of 21% of inmates.<p>Many countries with modern prison systems manage to rehabilitate prisoners without stripping them of their humanity and also without being implicit in their rape through inaction and indifference.