I'd beat the shit out of the guy and feel no remorse. The crazies are responsible for the guy's wrongful or maybe rightful imprisonment and subsequent beating, not me. Plus I have confidence I could avoid most really long term damage.
On the other hand the life in the Utah desert doesn't sound unbearable, but ten years is way too long to burn. I could just skip the drugs, but a lot of burdens would soon fall on me as the most responsible cultist.