Project Penance

Name: Project Penance
Notes: A unique form of prisoner rehabilitation in use by the Zodiac Empire, Project Penance is deceptively simple. Using cloning technology, a younger, childhood version of the prisoner's body, usually created at 4-years-old or 5-years-old, and the subject's mind is then transferred into the clone body while the original is put in storage via stasis.
It is hoped that by doing this the subject, known on paperwork as a 'Penny', will grow up in a new environment that would reteach them better morals, ethics, and values. The proponents of Project Penance are supporters of the value of nurture in the 'nature versus nurture' debate. While this isn't proven either way, enough saw the value of at least giving it the good old 'college try' and at see how successful the results turn out to be, even though it is known it will take decades.
Unfortunately, due to the fact the body of the penny is cloned to such a young age, the neural structure isn't fully developed. While this is thought to help the subject relearn things, it also causes degradation of original memories and a reversion to a more youthful personality. As a back-up, also for security purposes, duplicates are made and stored of both original memories and personalities of the Pennies.
Each Penny will have all the memories of an adult, but will tend to have the judgment, emotional needs, and reactions of a child their physical age. For this reason, all Pennies are legally treated as children and placed under the supervision of responsible adults.
Another effect of the mind transfer to the younger bodies is the Penny no longer have their old muscle memories. This means they have to retrain their bodies, even down to bladder control.
In order to help keep track of each Penny, special collars are placed around each individual's neck. These collars not only carry the files on the individual in question, allowing easy access to anyone with clearance without having to wade through databases, but also allow visual identification of a Penny at a glance as well as a remote tracking beacon. The collar can also be set up to sound an alarm if a Penny steps out of a pre-arranged area. In rare case, some special collars are capable of generating an electric shock if a high-risk Penny needs to be subdued. These collars use molecular bonding technology to adhere to the neck's skin, thus preventing unauthorized removal; though, in the random chance someone figures out how to remove one, they are all designed to automatically generate both an alarm signal as well as an ear splitting audio alarm.
For those Pennies who have been convicted of a crime deemed worthy enough, it is possible to, with a slight tweaking of the genetics, alter the gender of the clone body.
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