When she?s incarcerated under the authority of a shadowy new defense act, Riley is sent to one of a growing number of American Renewal Centers (ARCs)?institutions modeled after psychiatric facilities?for mandatory reeducation.
Forced therapy, involuntary medication, solitary confinement, restricted rations, and more are all in the ARC program?s bag of dirty tricks designed to break down dissidents. Give in, and you go free. Resist, and.