Complex sentence: This time, Richie does not wake up--for he never has been since this started--and is instead back in VirtuaCorp, which is revealed to be a laboratory designed as a remedy for prison overcrowding.
Split into simpler sentences: This time, Richie does not wake up for he never has been since this started. He is actually in VirtuaCorp, which is revealed to be a laboratory designed as a remedy for prison overcrowding.