D.C. May Try Paying Criminals To Stay Out Of Trouble

Washington D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie is urging final passage of a crime bill that includes a provision to pay criminals annual, taxpayer-supported stipends of around $9,000. The intention of the stipend is to help ex-offenders make the transition out of prison.

The Washington Post reports that a grant-funded program like it has been successful in Richmond, California, for nearly a decade. But D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is against the idea.

Washington Post reporter Aaron C. Davis joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss the bill.

Guest

• Aaron C. Davis, a reporter for the Washington Post. He tweets @byaaroncdavis.

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