Actually, if J4P does time, word will get around that it was for a BS charge and nobody will lay a hand on him. That and his prior record of whistleblowing on other jail guards who were mistreating prisoners.

Patriot movement people in general don't get treated badly by the hard core convicts, but the snitches and those looking to play "teachers pet" to the authorities are another problem, then there is the growing issue of some inmate gangs carrying out attacks on other prisoners on behalf of the government (see "Bitch Wars" in Wikipedia referencing the Stalin years for a comparison).