PBS News Weekend 
Season 4, Episode 89 of 99
A local government-run program in Richmond, California, pays some young men up to $1,000 a month for as long as nine months if they achieve personal goals and stay out of trouble. The program targets some of the most dangerous people on the street, suspected, or previously convicted, of committing gun crimes. Those taking part also receive one-on-one counseling, job opportunities and mentoring. Yet as other cities like Oakland and Washington, D.C. consider replicating the program, some critics say paying former criminals to reduce gun violence is the wrong approach. On Saturday, NewsHour Weekend Correspondent Megan Thompson takes a look.
