To be honest, Devlin is much better off in jail. He's safer, he will have decent care and although the Courthouse is older than dirt, it's still in pretty good shape, and the people out there are salt of the earth. Simple country, small town people.
It's also clean as a whistle. The floors just shine. That's certainly better than being released in the public domain. He'll be fed and treated with respect. More than he deserves, but what he should be given under our law.