I had depression for I think it was about 3 months in the mid nineties. It was so incredibly bad that I have essentially moved it into the “Can’t think about it long enough to remember exactly what it was like” portion of my memory.
I really don’t want to go to prison, but in this case, better the devil you don’t know.
What you are describing is a resort, that is much better than my actual life.
I work in a maximum security prison without movies, bowling alleys, internet access, etc. And life there is a lot better than the actual life of a fair number of the inmates there. And that’s per the inmate. 
Agreed. For me the only downside of prison is not being around for my son. On the other hand, short bouts of severe depression of the type mentioned have left me at times not very good at being around my son. A longer stretch of milder but still debilitating depression has damaged my finances and some parts of my career. A year of depression such as you describe would probably be harder on my son and family than the separation.
*Originally Posted by DrDeth
But since the Op didnt specify this, I’d have to take the Depression, since a year in prison with the attendant record, would ruin my whole life and career.
It would be interesting to have a similar poll but, rather than a country club style prison, it’s a dingier and more violent one. It would still actually be a hard choice, but I’d probably go with depression.