To be fair, to a lot of prisoners, 10k wouldn't result them in being richer than regular people when they get out because they'll immediately have to spend thou

To be fair, to a lot of prisoners, 10k wouldn't result them in being richer than regular people when they get out because they'll immediately have to spend thousands on renting a place, getting a used car, buying some furniture, etc. Starting a life from scratch is expensive and after they do that they'll be on the same footing as a standard "pay-check to pay-check" citizen.