Having been in jail a few times myself I wouldn’t call it fear but I do know that I don’t want to go back.
CC, that ‘in public’ stuff is a crock, but I know whereof you speak. ;o)
OTOH, look at the number of repeat offenders. It would be difficult, if not pointless, to deny the ‘can’t make it outside’ factor. All you have to do in jail is sit there.
IMHO, the baseball pitcher analogy is wayyyy out there.
Lots of the criminal activity in my area is done by people who have more benefits inside jail or prison than they can get for themselves outside. They seem to be unable to make any decisions that help them to have a real future.