Going to Jail and Your Career

Lil Wayne will soon be heading off to jail for gun possession. Although jail is a bad thing for most people, Lil Wayne is "Looking forward to it." (See Rolling Stone Article.) Some have also speculated that going to jail will help Lil Wayne's career, like it did for Tupac (see Does Going to Jail Make Rappers Cool?).

Let's take a look at some American careers and see if they benefit from time behind bars:

• Rapper: yes
• Doctor: no
• Lawyer: no
• Priest: no
• Banker: no
• Homeless: yes
• Engineer: no
• Construction worker: no
• Factory worker: no
• Pharmacist: no
• Bank teller: no
• Gangsta: yes
• Congressman: no
• Burger flipper at McDonalds: no
• Professional golfer: no
• Professional football player:
  • Dallas Cowboys: yes
  • Others: no
• Governer:
  • Illinois: yes
  • Others: no
• Mayor:
  • Detroit and DC: yes
  • Others: no