Not so simple. The guy doing life will do pretty much anything to keep what few privileges he has. Bad guys in that predicament are pretty quick to deal, and turn on those who hired them to keep from being shipped to a super-max or otherwise more miserable prison. Then what is the guy who hired him gonna do? Ask his family for the money back? Get real. Face facts, a guy so lacking in morals that he’ll kill for money is going to be quick to turn on you if it likewise benefits him in any way.
You live in a different world. One of my 3 Brothers is an ex-con, spent more than 24 years of his life, in aggregate, behind bars. Chino, CMC, Preston, Tehachapi, Soledad, Folsom. Trust me when I tell you this, you haven’t a clue. And you really don’t want one, either.