>>96285509
I invented a tabletop RPG a few years ago that was similar to this premise. Criminals are given an option in space; do you want to rot in prison, or do you want an opportunity start fresh and achieve some good for the world, you will be free when the term is up too, a single year. A year to the criminal, but a 1000 for the inhabitants of the planet they're beamed down to.

The planets they are dropped down on are usually around the medieval ages but there's variances. The goal is to guide the development of the planet to space flight within the one year/one thousand year period they are termed, where a global civilization will join the intergalactic union and they will be a free member of society again molded by their service to the state.

This was just a side event, players could choose to go to prison instead where the sessions are way different.