Gate money
The cash a prison gives a person on the day they are released.
Gate money is the small cash payment, sometimes a check or debit card, that a state prison hands a person when they walk out. The amount is set by state law or policy. Across states the average is roughly $53, and the federal system allows up to $500.
Most people leave with far less than it costs to cover a first week of housing, food, transportation and ID. That gap is the problem CRP is built to close: instead of a one-time payment at the gate, value builds up during the sentence and is released at discharge.
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