Ok just thought I would throw this question out there to see what reasons people could come up with, I DO NOT WANT THE REAL REASON POSTED IN CASE SOMEONE HASNT READ THE BOOKS AND I DONT WANT IT RUINED, if you do post the real reason I will edit it to something I feel fits, lol, you have been warned.
So why was he in prison? What did he do that was so bad Hoffman was willing to let him die in there?! The funnier the answer the better.