I made the same choice. Not the second to last time mind you (where I chose monitoring), but the last time I had the choice. I wasn't ready. I knew I was going to drink.
I was not ready to quit drinking for good until I was ready to quit drinking for good. Period. It wasn't that hard for me to decide. I drank for 6 more years after that. THEN I wanted to stop for good and go to any extreme to do so.
For me, being accountable to the state kept me in my addiction longer. I even cheated on urinalysis screens (now THAT'S a funny story....). I needed to be accountable to myself, a higher power, and my group/sponsor instead.
Today I take meetings into the jails and institutions as my group's treatment rep. It's my way of giving back. If someone on the inside wants to get sober with AA, they can.