A further $200 is on offer if participants meet certain benchmarks such as attending parole hearings and applying for jobs.
Seems to be the case, indeed. So it bumps it up to $500 in reality.
What a waste of money. You know your city is shit when they have to literally bribe criminals not to hurt them and disguise it under "incentivizing being good."
So.... a type of UBI for criminals essentially?
I remember a time when not attending your parole hearing didn't have a reward, it had a punishment called "Go back to fucking jail."
That's a pretty low fucking bar.