Durham poised to send $500 checks to ex-cons in basic income pilot

By David Bass

Carolina Journal

  • Lucky Strike tower in Durham, N.C. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)
    Lucky Strike tower in Durham, N.C. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)
The city of Durham is set to give monthly checks worth $500 to 115 formerly incarcerated people. The move is part of a nationwide basic income experiment, primarily bankrolled by Twitter co-founder…

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