I think it's more like he's been in jail all this time and he's lost any friends who might change it for him. His court-appointed attorney (and I'm assuming he's represented by the PD's office since he's got no assets to retain counsel) won't delete it for fear of being sanctioned for evidence tampering.
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"When you're up to your ass in alligators, it's hard to remember that you set out to drain the swamp" -- HST