He sees an opportunity, the hundered dollars will last him a little while, but 15 years in prison... He has free room and food, access to a library to better his education, they can even do bachelors in prison now. When released he is elegible for state funding (basicly pay for an apartment)while on probation, they will find him a job. He will have a chance to start from scratch and avoid the hole he ended up in in the first place.
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He sees an opportunity, the hundered dollars will last him a little while, but 15 years in prison... He has free room and food, access to a library to better his education, they can even do bachelors in prison now. When released he is elegible for state funding (basicly pay for an apartment)while on probation, they will find him a job. He will have a chance to start from scratch and avoid the hole he ended up in in the first place.
Silver lining here people, look for it.