Maybe in some screwed up way, that's the best thing that can happen

Hey, sorry I'm a decade late in replying, but it fits his character perfectly. He's an old-school union rep. who has worked hard for little monetary reward. But he doesn't cut corners. He "don't lay down with whites and he don't wake up next to them." He's brusque and he tells it like it is. He couldn't get through to his son before he broke the law and got caught. Hopefully, going to jail (for a short time) will be the wake-up call he needs without detaining him so long that he can't build a solid career once he gets out.