Is it a waste of resources? If our experiences here are simulated, then watching us die doesn't cost them all that much.
Does your force have a division devoted to this sort of thing? I'm sure the prison doesn't break down all that often, but having a system in place could come in handy. [Not that he's in any way involved with it or in a position to make suggestions. He backtracks.] It's probably not worth it, considering how infrequently this happens.