The government is controlling consciousness and use a mind-transfer sarcophagus device against freedom-loving individuals who try to escape.
Evidence of this theory exists includes the fact that fragments of these sarcophaguses have been found from the remains of the controversial Walled City Programme, where Companion robots used them to transfer minds into the digital network.
If you know a loved one who tried to use a sarcophagus as a means of escape, please find a body to download their digital consciousness into before it's too late.