If you split up with your wife, or if she likes France/traveling, and you are younger than 40yo, you can always try to join the French Foreign Legion for 5 years, and afterwards Blackwater will happily take you, allowing you to earn +$15k monthly.
A few dudes from the USA were going for that way, when i was there.

Last two posts have recommended working for Martin Shkreli or Blackwater. 2+2 is certainly correctly identifying prospective employers who'd consider your prison stint an asset rather than a liability

I am not posting in jest. If the OP has legit biotech skills, it is better to do something in that area rather than look for fringe opportunities like poker or mercenary work.

True but I really haven't done anything in my field in years since I started playing full time after college.

So far she has lasted 3 years we have been together 19 this past July. Although anything is possible I have seen many wives leave guys here.

How does the sports betting work? I assume only the people with connections can make book.

Could you make bets on something like the presidential race with other inmates or must everything go through the official guys?

Are sports bets super juiced or otherwise made unbeatable?

Is it more like a real bookie where you can bet on a wide range of stuff, or a weird prison version?

Great thread and good luck getting out ASAP. BTW, you mentioned home games... I would avoid those generally, but especially if on parole.

You write well and, while I doubt it can be a career, I bet you could sell a few articles about all this.

I've done some freelance writing and gambling articles always pay and are easy to sell because the sites actually make money due to affiliates, as opposed to say, a political or humor site.