When Tequila McKnight was released from a three-year stint in Florida State Prison in 2014, $7,600 that first year afterward would have been life-changing.
“I lost everything,” McKnight said of her incarceration for aggravated battery and aggravated assault. “When I came home, I had nothing.”
McKnight, who now owns a cleaning service, is participant coordinator for Just Income GNV , a pilot program offering guaranteed income – with no strings attached – to 115 Alachua County residents with a criminal record.Those selected to participate will each receive a total of $7,600 over the course of a year.Anyone who has been released […]
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