From WBTV:
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Across the country, there are communities that have implemented pilot programs guaranteeing an income for selected participants.
In North Carolina, Durham is in the process of evaluating its experiment that gave $500 a month to 115 recently released inmates. Now, Mecklenburg County has launched a similar program.
The program in Durham had no conditions for how the money could be used. Participants could spend it as they wished. In Mecklenburg County, the money can only be spent in five categories – childcare, health, drug abuse treatment, education and general welfare.
The county announced the Supplemental Income Pilot Program on Monday. Through it, 60 formerly incarcerated people will be chosen to receive $600 a month for one year. There is also a control group, which is made up of another 60 people. They have also served time, but will not get any money. Continue reading >>>
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