If you "do not want to go to jail" you should stop committing crimes.
I've said it before here and I'll say it again: In many places it might be unlikely that you will go to jail on a first theft offense, but it's certainly not out of the question. I live in a mid-sized city (in the top 30 largest metro areas of the US) and I can think of two suburban municipal courts in this metro area that absolutely will lock you up - even if only for 24-48 hours - on a first theft offense with no priors.

