No, not too young for prison. My guess is he will be sent there, to join the gang he so desperately wants to be part of.
Not to bash mom since you should not speak ill of the dead, but:
Where’s dad?
Does mom have a job and income or is she on “public assistance?”
How many generations in this “family” have relied upon government assistance?
Any prospects for productive employment among these people?
We can probably guess the answers to these questions.
In this case, a little READING can fill in some of the details. She apparently remarried.
Not to bash mom since you should not speak ill of the dead, but:
Wheres dad?
Does mom have a job and income or is she on public assistance?
How many generations in this family have relied upon government assistance?
Any prospects for productive employment among these people?
We can probably guess the answers to these questions.
I’m pretty sure if they put him in gen pop he will be an important part of a “gang” .... but not the type he was thinking of.