They were part of a vicious cycle, with Jonah entrenched in white-collar crime due to his parents' money laundering, and Ruth doing the dirty work on the drug side of the empire with the Navarros
Admittedly, they were old enough to make their own decisions, but still, they wanted more out of life, ergo why the Byrdes capitalized and played them on a string.
once more, trapped her with her conniving parents because she knew she'd have to stick around to keep Jonah clean. Charlotte was victimized by her entire family by the time Ozark ended.