Slightly better than death, yes, and one that Jono might, eventually, have a chance of hell of breaking him out of. Better not to even go there, though.

He takes a moment to center himself, feeling a niggling at the back of his mind. He swats at it, glancing over the back up the officer's brought with him before shutting his shielding down tight. And hard enough to see their telepath wince. "Awroight. What's it gonna take t' get outta this mess? Without anybody goin' t' jail." Because it's really, really not an option.